Meaning of the nameTainara
- Female
- Tai-na-ra
Tainara is a Brazilian female name, an extension of Tainá, whose origin is debated between Karajá, 'star', and Nheengatu, 'child'.
Meaning
The meaning of Tainara 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)
- 72,152
- Rank in Brazil
- #416
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 95,333
- people
Tainara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tainara, 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 (32,144 people).
71,848 women 304 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 Tainara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tainara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.065%
- Rondônia 0.063%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.062%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.049%
- Amapá 0.049%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11,173 | 0.025% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,956 | 0.039% |
| Bahia | 6,363 | 0.045% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,351 | 0.049% |
| Paraná | 5,037 | 0.044% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,951 | 0.065% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,224 | 0.026% |
| Pará | 3,284 | 0.040% |
| Goiás | 3,137 | 0.045% |
| Maranhão | 2,849 | 0.042% |
| Ceará | 2,842 | 0.032% |
| Pernambuco | 1,897 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,790 | 0.049% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,704 | 0.062% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,304 | 0.034% |
| Piauí | 1,137 | 0.035% |
| Amazonas | 1,054 | 0.027% |
| Rondônia | 992 | 0.063% |
| Sergipe | 853 | 0.039% |
| Distrito Federal | 822 | 0.029% |
| Paraíba | 757 | 0.019% |
| Alagoas | 620 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 605 | 0.018% |
| Tocantins | 587 | 0.039% |
| Amapá | 361 | 0.049% |
| Acre | 302 | 0.036% |
| Roraima | 200 | 0.031% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tainara
Wiktionary records Tainara as a variant of Tainá, and Behind the Name describes it as an extension of Tainá. For Tainá, Behind the Name gives the meaning 'star' in Karajá, an Indigenous language of Brazil, while Wiktionary considers the etymology uncertain and cites the attribution, sometimes made, to the Nheengatu taína, 'child'. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes Tainara among the traditional names ending in -ara, an ending that appears in names of various origins, such as Jussara and Cinara. It is a recent name: almost all those recorded were born from the 1990s on. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 72,152 people named Tainara, with a median age of 22.
It is the most recorded spelling in the group; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Taynara, Thaynara and Thainara among its spelling variants.
Other spellings of Tainara
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tainá · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Tainara · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Tainá · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Tainara · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ara) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tainara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Tainara
What does the name Tainara mean?
The meaning of Tainara 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 Tainara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 72,152 people with the first name Tainara, which ranks it number 416 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Tainara a boy's or a girl's name?
Tainara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 71,848 women and 304 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Tainara most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.065% of the state's population is named Tainara (4,951 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tainara?
Taynara, Thaynara and Thainara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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