Keturah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,819

among girls · ↓1,337 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Keturah · -38% vs 2024

How common

1 in 57,402

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1992

96 babies

All-time total

3,541

#3,232 all-time among girls

First recorded

1890

in Social Security records

Keturah popularity over time

3,541 babies have been named Keturah since 1890, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	15	2	–	#1,424
1900s	17	2	+13%	#1,842
1910s	47	5	+176%	#2,731
1920s	47	5	0%	#3,271
1930s	7	1	-85%	#3,865
1940s	36	4	+414%	#3,934
1950s	55	6	+53%	#4,405
1960s	117	12	+113%	#2,619
1970s	451	45	+285%	#1,476
1980s	685	69	+52%	#1,339
1990s	784	78	+14%	#1,591
2000s	563	56	-28%	#2,164
2010s	488	49	-13%	#2,698
2020s (to 2025)	229	38	-22%	#3,482

Where Keturah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	27	0.02	outside top 500
2027	26	0.02	outside top 500
2028	25	0.02	outside top 500
2029	25	0.02	outside top 500
2030	24	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Keturah

Keturah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,819 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1890, 3,541 American babies have been named Keturah. Its peak came in 1992, when 96 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Keturah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keturah?

The median living Keturah is about 30 years old; half are between 18 and 42. An estimated 3,300 people named Keturah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Keturah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	28	#4,819
2024	45	#3,482
2023	44	#3,548
2022	38	#3,927
2021	39	#3,844
2020	35	#4,052
2019	64	#2,698
2018	45	#3,464
2017	55	#2,991
2016	51	#3,204
2015	44	#3,563
2014	42	#3,691
2013	47	#3,384
2012	41	#3,821
2011	52	#3,202
2010	47	#3,447
2009	50	#3,326
2008	42	#3,818
2007	50	#3,359
2006	58	#2,955
2005	49	#3,191
2004	68	#2,498
2003	52	#2,937
2002	59	#2,624
2001	61	#2,525
2000	74	#2,164
1995	95	#1,591
1990	57	#2,244
1985	76	#1,582
1980	57	#1,894
1975	42	#2,077
1970	15	#3,948
1965	11	#4,070
1960	7	#5,430
1955	5	#6,282
1950	5	#5,695
1945	5	#4,905
1940	5	#4,711
1935	–	–
1930	7	#3,865
1925	7	#4,225
1920	8	#3,790
1915	6	#4,019
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	5	#1,715
1890	5	#1,424
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Keturah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Keturah?

The median living Keturah is about 30 years old. Half of all living Keturahs are between 18 and 42 years old.

How many people named Keturah are alive today?

An estimated 3,300 people named Keturah are alive in the United States, based on 3,541 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keturah in 2025?

Keturah ranked #4,819 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keturah?

3,541 babies have been named Keturah in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keturah most popular?

Keturah peaked in 1992, when 96 newborns received the name.

Is Keturah a boy or girl name?

Keturah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Keturah rising or falling?

Keturah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Keturah become more popular?

Keturah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Keturah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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