Meaning of the nameTainá
- Female
- Tai-ná
Tainá is a feminine name of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to the Nheengatu word taína, 'child', and recorded very often among women born in the 1990s and 2000s.
Meaning
The meaning of Tainá 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)
- 107,309
- Rank in Brazil
- #306
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 130,242
- people
Tainá in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tainá, 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 (44,074 people).
105,162 women 2,147 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 Tainá is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tainá in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.093%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.073%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.063%
- Santa Catarina 0.063%
- São Paulo 0.063%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 27,944 | 0.063% |
| Bahia | 13,095 | 0.093% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 10,181 | 0.063% |
| Minas Gerais | 9,056 | 0.044% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 7,944 | 0.073% |
| Paraná | 5,030 | 0.044% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,814 | 0.063% |
| Pernambuco | 4,412 | 0.049% |
| Pará | 3,396 | 0.042% |
| Ceará | 2,805 | 0.032% |
| Goiás | 2,097 | 0.030% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,744 | 0.046% |
| Maranhão | 1,735 | 0.026% |
| Alagoas | 1,520 | 0.049% |
| Paraíba | 1,489 | 0.038% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,466 | 0.040% |
| Amazonas | 1,459 | 0.037% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,200 | 0.043% |
| Sergipe | 1,089 | 0.049% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 916 | 0.028% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 904 | 0.033% |
| Rondônia | 800 | 0.051% |
| Piauí | 772 | 0.024% |
| Tocantins | 482 | 0.032% |
| Acre | 399 | 0.048% |
| Amapá | 345 | 0.047% |
| Roraima | 215 | 0.034% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tainá
Wiktionary considers the origin of Tainá uncertain and records that the name is sometimes attributed to Nheengatu taína, 'child'. It is a name in Brazilian use, and the same dictionary lists Taina, Tayna, Thainá and Thayná as alternative forms, as well as forms with a tilde, such as Tainã. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 107,309 people named Tainá, with a median age of 22. The spelling is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Bahia.
It is the most common spelling in the group and the only one with an accent, which marks the stress on the last syllable.
Other spellings of Tainá
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tainá · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tainá · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Tainá
What does the name Tainá mean?
The meaning of Tainá 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 Tainá in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 107,309 people with the first name Tainá, which ranks it number 306 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tainá a boy's or a girl's name?
Tainá is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 105,162 women and 2,147 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Tainá most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.093% of the state's population is named Tainá (13,095 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tainá?
Thaina, Thayna, Tayna and Tainah. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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