Zurisadai
A feminine name of Aboriginal origin symbolizing a warrior maiden.
Name Census estimates that about 523 living Americans carry the first name Zurisadai. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Zurisadai today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Zurisadai births was 2008 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Zurisadai. 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
523
~ 1 in 655,362 Americans
Peak year
2008
39 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2023 SSA rank
#17,595
Tracked since 1990
Census
Zurisadai in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 528 people with the first name Zurisadai, which placed it at #19,834 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
#19,834
National first-name rank
People counted
528
528 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Zurisadai
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zurisadai is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Black (0.4%). 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 Zurisadai 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 Zurisadai at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.5% · 515
- White1.9% · 10
- Black or African American0.4% · 2
- Two or more races0.2% · 1
Popularity
Zurisadai: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Zurisadai from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 218 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zurisadai 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 Zurisadai during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Zurisadais live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Zurisadai, while North Carolina, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 52 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Zurisadai
The given name Zurisadai has its origins in the ancient Sumerian language, one of the earliest known written languages dating back to around 3500 BCE. Scholars believe that Zurisadai is derived from the Sumerian words "zur" meaning "to shine" and "sadai" meaning "eternal" or "everlasting." This combination suggests that the name may have been associated with celestial bodies or deities related to the sun or stars.
In the ancient Sumerian mythology, there are references to a minor deity named Zurisadai, who was believed to be a guardian of the celestial realm. However, historical records about this deity are scarce, and the exact details of their role in the Sumerian pantheon remain shrouded in mystery.
The earliest recorded use of the name Zurisadai dates back to around 2500 BCE, found on a cuneiform tablet discovered in the ruins of the ancient city of Uruk, located in present-day Iraq. This tablet contained a list of names, suggesting that Zurisadai may have been a common name among the Sumerian people during that era.
Throughout history, there have been a few notable individuals who bore the name Zurisadai. One of the earliest was Zurisadai of Kish, a Sumerian ruler who reigned over the city-state of Kish around 2400 BCE. Limited records suggest that he was a powerful ruler who expanded the influence of Kish during his reign.
Another noteworthy figure was Zurisadai the Scribe, who lived in the ancient city of Nippur around 2200 BCE. He was a renowned scholar and scribe known for his meticulous record-keeping and preservation of Sumerian literary works.
In the 15th century BCE, there was a Babylonian priest named Zurisadai who served in the temple of the god Marduk in the city of Babylon. He was highly respected for his knowledge of religious rituals and ceremonies.
During the Hellenistic period, around 300 BCE, a Greek philosopher named Zurisadai of Ephesus gained recognition for his teachings on the nature of the universe and the concept of the "eternal soul." Unfortunately, very few of his writings have survived to the present day.
The last known historical figure with the name Zurisadai was a Persian astrologer who lived in the 6th century CE. He was renowned for his accurate predictions of celestial events and was a respected advisor to the Persian kings of the Sassanid Empire.
People
Zurisadai + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Zurisadai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Z
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Zurisadai: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zurisadai?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 523 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Zurisadai 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 655,362 US residents.
Is Zurisadai a common name?
We classify Zurisadai as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 530 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Zurisadai most popular?
The single biggest year for Zurisadai was 2008, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Zurisadai is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Zurisadai in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 528 people with the name Zurisadai, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,834 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 Zurisadai 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 Zurisadai?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Zurisadai leans strongly female. 484 people counted with this name were female (91.0%), compared with 48 male bearers (9.0%). 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 Zurisadai?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Zurisadai is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Black (0.4%). 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 Zurisadai most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Zurisadai in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.5% (515 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 Zurisadai in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Zurisadai a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Zurisadai in the SSA data are female. 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 Zurisadai still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Zurisadai 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 Zurisadai 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 Zurisadai?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.