How Many People Are Named Zidane Rai?

There are approximately 1 people named Zidane Rai living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Zidane with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Rai. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Zidane: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Zidane. The peak year was 2019 with 49 births. The average person named Zidane today is 11 years old.

0 10 20 29 39 49 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Zidane

In the 2020 Census, the first name Zidane was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (27.83%). The next largest recorded groups were White (25.22%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (21.96%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Zidane in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Zidane rose or fell over time.

White
25.22%
Black
27.83%
Hispanic
16.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander
21.96%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.22%
Two or More Races
7.83%

Ancestry of the Rai Surname

The surname Rai was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Rai in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
2.00%
Black
0.40%
Hispanic
0.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander
95.53%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.11%
Two or More Races
1.18%

How we calculated this

The first name "Zidane" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Rai" appears at a rate of 6.67 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Zidane are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Zidane Rai: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Zidane Rai?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Zidane Rai are alive in the United States today. The first name Zidane is shared by 643 Americans, and the surname Rai is shared by 22,851.

How rare is the name Zidane Rai?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Zidane is very rare and the surname Rai is uncommon.

Is Zidane a male or female name?

Zidane is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2019 and the average bearer today is 11 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Zidane?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Zidane was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (27.83%). The next largest recorded groups were White (25.22%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (21.96%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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