Given name
Ketura
“resembling incense”
Ketura is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling incense.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling incense.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ketura through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 184
- 0 boys · 184 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,148 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,148 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 264 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ketura’s family of names
Ketura has a related form in Keturah. Ketura has a related form in Keturra.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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