Meaning of the nameTaila
- Female
- Tai-la
Taila is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, which became frequent mainly among people born from 2010 onward, as did the spellings Tayla, Thayla and Thaila.
Meaning
The meaning of Taila is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 20,849
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,033
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,769
- people
Taila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Taila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (9,646 people).
20,561 women 288 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 Taila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Taila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,527 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 2,995 | 0.021% |
| Pará | 1,750 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,738 | 0.016% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,347 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 1,241 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 1,055 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 943 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 828 | 0.021% |
| Santa Catarina | 792 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 633 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 540 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 485 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 469 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 357 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 292 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 286 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 276 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 217 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 192 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 180 | 0.022% |
| Amapá | 171 | 0.023% |
| Tocantins | 148 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 140 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 99 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 89 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 59 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Taila
The origin of the spelling Taila is uncertain; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records it without an etymology, with variants such as Teila and Tailha. For the spelling Tayla, Behind the Name gives a probable feminine form of Taylor, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Kayla, and Wiktionary describes it as an English creation based on Taylor, a surname that designated the tailor. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 20,849 people named Taila, with a median age of 10; proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá. The four spellings differ in the initial T or TH and in the I or Y.
This is the most common spelling in the group; more than half of the people with this name were born from 2010 onward.
Other spellings of Taila
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Taila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Tayla · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Tayla · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Taila
What does the name Taila mean?
The meaning of Taila is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Taila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,849 people with the first name Taila, which ranks it number 1,033 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Taila a boy's or a girl's name?
Taila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 20,561 women and 288 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Taila most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.023% of the state's population is named Taila (171 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Taila?
Thayla, Tayla and Thaila. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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