Meaning of the nameAlais
- Female
- A-lais
Alais is a female name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born in the 1980s and 1990s, with Alaiz and Alays as variant spellings.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,316 people named Alais, the 6,885th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Alais 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)
- 1,316
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,885
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,405
- people
Alais in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alais, 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 (446 people).
1,283 women 33 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 Alais is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alais in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 264 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 161 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 122 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 106 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 67 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 46 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alais
The origin of the name Alais is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry for Alais and lists the spellings Alaiz and Alays as variant spellings. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná. It is almost always female, and there are records from people born before 1940.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alais · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alais
What does the name Alais mean?
The meaning of Alais 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 Alais in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,316 people with the first name Alais, which ranks it number 6,885 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Alais a boy's or a girl's name?
Alais is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,283 women and 33 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alais most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Alais (122 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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