How Many People Are Named Keturah?
An estimated 3,202 people in the United States have the first name Keturah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Keturah peaked in popularity in 1992 with 96 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Keturah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Keturah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,202
About 1 in 107,044 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1992
96 births
Total Registered
3,510
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Keturah
Keturah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,510 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Keturah as a female name
Ranked #3,460 in 2024
45 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (96 births)
Keturah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Keturah span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 784 babies were registered. Keturah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Keturah by Decade
How has Keturah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Keturah by State
Birth registrations for Keturah span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Alabama, South Carolina, Maryland. On average, about 61 Keturahs were registered per state.
Keturah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Keturah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Keturah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keturah?
We estimate approximately 3,202 people named Keturah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 107,044 Americans share this first name.
Is Keturah a common name?
Keturah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,510 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Keturah most popular?
Keturah reached peak popularity in 1992, when 96 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Keturah is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Keturah a female name?
Keturah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Keturah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Keturah Smith, Keturah Johnson, Keturah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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