Meaning of the nameTainah
- Female
- Tai-nah
Tainah is a spelling of the name Tainá.
Meaning
The meaning of Tainah 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)
- 1,394
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,589
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,150
- people
Tainah in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tainah, 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 (750 people).
1,385 women 0 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 Tainah is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tainah in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 354 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 160 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 121 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 114 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 61 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 59 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 54 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 41 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Tainah
It adds a final H to Taina, a spelling that the names dictionary lists as a variant of Tainá.
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.
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 Tainah
What does the name Tainah mean?
The meaning of Tainah 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 Tainah in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,394 people with the first name Tainah, which ranks it number 6,589 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tainah a boy's or a girl's name?
Tainah is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,385 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Tainah most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Tainah (160 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tainah?
Tainá, Thaina, Thayna and Tayna. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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