Sadrac
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "faithful or sincere friend".
Name Census estimates that about 147 living Americans carry the first name Sadrac. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Sadrac today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sadrac births was 2024 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sadrac. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
147
~ 1 in 2,331,662 Americans
Peak year
2024
11 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,625
Tracked since 1983
Census
Sadrac in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 231 people with the first name Sadrac, which placed it at #35,041 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,041
National first-name rank
People counted
231
231 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
56.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sadrac
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sadrac is Hispanic at 56.7%. The next largest groups are Black (39.8%) and White (1.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sadrac described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sadrac at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino56.7% · 131
- Black or African American39.8% · 92
- White1.7% · 4
- Two or more races1.3% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Sadrac: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sadrac from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 55 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Sadrac remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sadrac by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sadrac during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sadracs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Sadrac
The given name Sadrac has its roots in the Aramaic language, which was prevalent in ancient Mesopotamia and the Levant regions. The name is believed to have originated from the Aramaic word "Sadrakh," which means "command of the Aku," with "Aku" being a reference to the Babylonian moon-god Sin or Nanna.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sadrac can be found in the Book of Daniel, a part of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. In this narrative, Sadrac is one of the three faithful Jews who refuse to worship the golden idol erected by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and are subsequently thrown into a fiery furnace, only to emerge unscathed due to divine intervention.
The first documented historical figure bearing the name Sadrac was Sadrac I, a 7th-century Byzantine aristocrat and military commander from Armenia. He played a crucial role in defending the Byzantine Empire against the Arab invasions during the reign of Emperor Constans II.
In the 12th century, Sadrac de Pitres was a prominent French nobleman and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade alongside King Richard the Lionheart. Records indicate that he accompanied the English monarch on his journey to the Holy Land and fought valiantly in several battles against Saladin's forces.
During the Renaissance era, Sadrac Tolet, a renowned French sculptor and architect, left a lasting legacy with his intricate works adorning various churches and cathedrals in Paris and its surrounding regions. Born in 1520, Tolet's masterpieces exemplified the transition from Gothic to Renaissance styles in French art and architecture.
In more recent times, Sadrac Rollan was a celebrated Brazilian playwright and author from the late 19th century. Born in 1865, his plays and novels often explored themes of social injustice and the plight of marginalized communities, earning him widespread recognition in Brazil's literary circles.
Furthermore, the name Sadrac has been used in various cultures and languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, and French, with minor variations in spelling and pronunciation. However, its origins can be traced back to the ancient Aramaic roots, reflecting the rich tapestry of cultural influences that have shaped the history and meaning of this distinctive name.
People
Sadrac + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sadrac as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sadrac: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sadrac?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 147 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sadrac going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,331,662 US residents.
Is Sadrac a common name?
We classify Sadrac as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 149 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sadrac most popular?
The single biggest year for Sadrac was 2024, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sadrac is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sadrac in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 231 people with the name Sadrac, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,041 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sadrac in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sadrac?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sadrac appears almost entirely male. Of the 232 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sadrac?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sadrac is Hispanic at 56.7%. The next largest groups are Black (39.8%) and White (1.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sadrac most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Sadrac in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.7% (131 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sadrac in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sadrac a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sadrac in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sadrac still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sadrac in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sadrac can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Sadrac?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.