Girls' name · since 1890
Keturah
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 3,541 babies named Keturah, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,766 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,541
- born since 1890
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Keturah is the #4766 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,541 recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keturah has been recorded 3,541 times among girls since 1890, currently ranked #4766 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #3,232 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,766 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,541 born since 1890
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keturah ranks #3,232 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,766 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,541 born since 1890, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,766 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,541
- born since 1890
- 1990s
- peak decade
Keturah's 3,541 recorded births place it above 95.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Keturah compares
3,541 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Keturah's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Keturah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,541 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 21 | 19,840 |
Keturah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Keturah splits its recorded history at 1975: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 96 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Keturah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Keturah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (784 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Keturah's strongest decade.
784 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Keturah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s 47
1910s
47 births
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 36
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 55
1950s
55 births
- 1960s 117
1960s
117 births
- 1970s
1970s
451 births
- 1980s
1980s
685 births
- 1990s
1990s
784 births
- 2000s
2000s
563 births
- 2010s
2010s
488 births
- 2020s 229
2020s
229 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 784 births (22% of all-time use).
How Keturah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Keturah's total volume
Keturah by state
Where Keturah concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 235 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 164 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 144 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 80 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 71 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 71 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 67 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 60 | 1.7% |
235 of 3,541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Keturah appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Keturah's data
- Keturah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (784 total births); usage has since declined to 229 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Keturahs (235 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Keturah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~135 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1890–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keturah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.