Meaning of the nameSadraque

Sadraque is a male name of biblical origin, used as the name of one of the captives in the Book of Daniel who came out of the furnace unharmed.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,819 people named Sadraque, the 5,470th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 24, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Meaning

The meaning of Sadraque is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,819
Rank in Brazil: #5,470
Median age: 24 years
2010 Census: 1,424; people

Sadraque in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Sadraque, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (394 people).

0 women 1,801 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Sadraque is most common

States with the highest share of people named Sadraque in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.004%
Pará 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.001%
Bahia 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	283	0.001%
Pará	254	0.003%
Amazonas	162	0.004%
Bahia	143	0.001%
Pernambuco	121	0.001%
Minas Gerais	109	0.001%
Paraná	87	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	66	0.000%
Maranhão	59	0.001%
Ceará	52	0.001%
Goiás	43	0.001%
Rondônia	41	0.003%
Amapá	40	0.006%
Espírito Santo	36	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	35	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	34	0.000%
Santa Catarina	34	0.000%
Paraíba	34	0.001%
Mato Grosso	32	0.001%
Alagoas	25	0.001%
Acre	25	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	24	0.001%
Distrito Federal	18	0.001%
Sergipe	18	0.001%
Tocantins	16	0.001%
Piauí	15	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Sadraque

The Portuguese Wikcionário lists Sadraque as a male proper name and as the name of one of the men whom King Nebuchadnezzar had thrown into the furnace. The English Wiktionary links this account in the Book of Daniel to the name Shadrach, from Biblical Hebrew and ultimately from an Iranian language. Behind the Name gives a different explanation for Shadrach, an Akkadian origin, so the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,819 people named Sadraque, with a median age of 24, almost always men and born across the decades from the 1980s to the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Sources

Wiktionary: Shadrach · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Shadrach · behindthename.com · origin
Wikcionário: Sadraque · pt.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Sadraque

What does the name Sadraque mean?

The meaning of Sadraque is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Sadraque in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,819 people with the first name Sadraque, which ranks it number 5,470 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Sadraque a boy's or a girl's name?

Sadraque is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,801 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Sadraque?

Sadraque is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Sadraque most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Sadraque (162 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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