Is Keturah a boy or girl name?

Keturah is a girl’s name. Of the 3,541 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Keturah

Recorded 1890–2025 · United States

Keturah was most popular in 1992, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,661 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,541 people named Keturah.

Keturah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Keturah’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Keturah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Keturah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,541 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Keturah

Where Keturah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org