Meaning of the nameTaís
- Female
- Greek origin
- Ta-ís
Taís is a female name of Greek origin, from the ancient Θαΐς, which Wiktionary relates to the verb 'to admire'; the original meaning of the name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Taís 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)
- 120,051
- Rank in Brazil
- #270
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 202,516
- people
Taís in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Taís, 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 (59,052 people).
119,492 women 559 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 Taís is most common
States with the highest share of people named Taís in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.104%
- Bahia 0.083%
- Santa Catarina 0.067%
- São Paulo 0.065%
- Rondônia 0.063%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 28,922 | 0.065% |
| Minas Gerais | 12,373 | 0.060% |
| Bahia | 11,738 | 0.083% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 11,342 | 0.104% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 8,220 | 0.051% |
| Paraná | 6,919 | 0.061% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,060 | 0.067% |
| Pará | 4,240 | 0.052% |
| Pernambuco | 4,028 | 0.045% |
| Ceará | 3,749 | 0.043% |
| Goiás | 3,650 | 0.052% |
| Maranhão | 2,935 | 0.043% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,895 | 0.049% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,807 | 0.049% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,707 | 0.062% |
| Amazonas | 1,690 | 0.043% |
| Paraíba | 1,416 | 0.036% |
| Piauí | 1,385 | 0.042% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,350 | 0.048% |
| Alagoas | 1,166 | 0.037% |
| Sergipe | 1,077 | 0.049% |
| Rondônia | 994 | 0.063% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 748 | 0.023% |
| Tocantins | 617 | 0.041% |
| Acre | 446 | 0.054% |
| Amapá | 341 | 0.047% |
| Roraima | 236 | 0.037% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Taís
Taís comes from Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs). Wiktionary relates the name to the verb θαυμάζω (thaumázō), 'to admire', and Behind the Name, in the entry Thaïs, says it possibly means 'bandage' in Greek, so the original meaning is uncertain. Behind the Name records Thaís and Taís as Brazilian Portuguese forms, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Thais, Thays, Taiz, Thaiz and Tays among the spelling variants of Tais. In the 2022 Census, Thaís was the most common spelling in the group, with 225,479 people; across all spellings, the peak is among those born in the 1990s, and the name is almost always female.
It writes the name without an H and with an accent on the í, which marks the hiatus Ta-ís; Wiktionary records it as the main form.
Other spellings of Taís
Sources
- Wiktionary: Taís · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Thaïs · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Thais · behindthename.com · spelling
- Behind the Name: Taís · behindthename.com · spelling
- Wiktionary: Thaís · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tais · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Taís
What does the name Taís mean?
The meaning of Taís 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 Taís in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 120,051 people with the first name Taís, which ranks it number 270 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Taís a boy's or a girl's name?
Taís is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 119,492 women and 559 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Taís?
Taís is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Taís most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.104% of the state's population is named Taís (11,342 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Taís?
Thaís, Thays, Tays, Thaiz and Taiz. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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