Meaning of the nameTaísa
- Female
- Greek origin
- Ta-í-sa
Taísa is a female name used in Brazil, a variant of Taís, a name that comes from Ancient Greek Θαΐς.
Meaning
“variant of Taís, a Greek name that Wiktionary relates to thaumázō, 'to admire', and that, according to Behind the Name, possibly means 'bandage'”
Source: Wiktionary: Taís · Behind the Name: Thaïs
- People (2022)
- 18,789
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,109
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 25,814
- people
Taísa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Taísa, 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 (7,120 people).
18,720 women 69 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 Taísa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Taísa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.015%
- Alagoas 0.013%
- Pernambuco 0.013%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.012%
- Mato Grosso 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,457 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,982 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,791 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 1,291 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 1,148 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 1,067 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 982 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 782 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 760 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 694 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 590 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 482 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 452 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 451 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 400 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 356 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 286 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 283 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 272 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 245 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 244 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 217 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 203 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 147 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 79 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 65 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 63 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Taísa
Wiktionary defines Taísa as a female name used in Brazil, a variant of Taís, and records Thaísa as an alternative form. Taís comes from Ancient Greek Θαΐς, which Wiktionary relates to the verb thaumázō, 'to admire'; Behind the Name, in the entry Thaïs, says the Greek name possibly means 'bandage'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Thaisa, Thaysa and Taysa among the spelling variants of Taisa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,789 people named Taísa, with a median age of 26.
This is the accented spelling and the most recorded in the group. IBGE records names without accents.
Other spellings of Taísa
Sources
- Wiktionary: Taísa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Taís · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Thaïs · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Thais · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Thaísa · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Thaissa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Taisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Taísa
What does the name Taísa mean?
Taísa means “variant of Taís, a Greek name that Wiktionary relates to thaumázō, 'to admire', and that, according to Behind the Name, possibly means 'bandage'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Taísa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,789 people with the first name Taísa, which ranks it number 1,109 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Taísa a boy's or a girl's name?
Taísa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 18,720 women and 69 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Taísa?
Taísa is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Taísa most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.015% of the state's population is named Taísa (244 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Taísa?
Thaísa, Taissa, Thaissa, Thayssa, Thaysa and Tayssa and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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