Keturah
Keturah was the 4819th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1339th; the most babies were born in 1992 (96). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,256 places. More babies were named Keturah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,819 girls, down 767 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199296 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,541babies recorded
Keturah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,819 | 28 |
| 2020 | #4,052 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,447 | 47 |
| 2000 | #2,164 | 74 |
| 1990 | #2,244 | 57 |
| 1980 | #1,894 | 57 |
| 1970 | #3,948 | 15 |
| 1960 | #5,430 | 7 |
| 1950 | #5,695 | 5 |
| 1940 | #4,711 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,865 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,790 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,424 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Keturah, counting every spelling?
Keturah is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keturah | 28 | #4,819 | 194 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Keturah?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Keturah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Keturah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Keturah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Keturah?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Keturah are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 19 and 43. That makes Keturah mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Keturah by state
How common Keturah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (4.4×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Keturah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Keturah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Keturah
How popular is the name Keturah?
Keturah was the 4819th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1339th; the most babies were born in 1992 (96). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,256 places. More babies were named Keturah in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Keturah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Keturah in the US.
Where is Keturah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Keturah was most common in Pennsylvania (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Maryland.