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Ketura

/ˈkɛtʊɹə/ · 100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Ketura has been given to about 184 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈkɛtʊɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 180
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ketura per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1981 · 13
  • Born in 20255
  • All time184

How popular is Ketura?

Its best year was 1981, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 5414th. The typical living American called Ketura is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Ketura

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kendra0.70
  2. Keira0.70
  3. Petra0.70
  4. Keara0.70
  5. Laura0.57
  6. Debra0.57
  7. Vera0.57
  8. Lenora0.57

Middle names for Ketura

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ketura Rose0.85
  2. Ketura Louise0.85
  3. Ketura June0.84
  4. Ketura Pearl0.84
  5. Ketura Quinn0.84
  6. Ketura Nell0.84

Sibling names for Ketura

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.66
  2. Elishaeither · 0.65
  3. Marisolsister · 0.64
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.63
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.62
  6. Laceysister · 0.62

Where Ketura is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ketura White0.80
    2. Ketura Reyes0.80
    3. Ketura Nguyen0.80
    4. Ketura Moore0.80
    5. Ketura Lee0.80
    6. Ketura Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ketura

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.