Meaning of the nameTailan
- Male
- Tai-lan
Tailan is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, also written as Taylan, with Y.
Meaning
The meaning of Tailan 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)
- 3,736
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,351
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,513
- people
Tailan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tailan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,422 people).
194 women 3,542 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 Tailan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tailan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,450 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 299 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 242 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 184 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 174 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 149 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 136 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 130 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 118 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 106 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 82 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 79 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 78 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 72 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 47 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 38 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tailan
The origin of the name Tailan is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes, in its Morfemário, the ending -lan, present in names such as Adilan and Mailan, as of obscure origin, perhaps a fragment of Alan. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,736 people named Tailan, with a median age of 17; almost always male, the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with I.
Other spellings of Tailan
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Tailan | 3,736 |
| Taylan | 1,271 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Tailan
What does the name Tailan mean?
The meaning of Tailan 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 Tailan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,736 people with the first name Tailan, which ranks it number 3,351 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Tailan a boy's or a girl's name?
Tailan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 194 women and 3,542 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Tailan most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.010% of the state's population is named Tailan (1,450 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tailan?
Taylan. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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