Meaning of the nameTaissa
- Female
- Greek origin
- Ta-is-sa
Taissa is a spelling of the name Taísa, which means “variant of Taís, a Greek name that Wiktionary relates to thaumázō, 'to admire', and that, according to Behind the Name, possibly means 'bandage'”.
Meaning
“variant of Taís, a Greek name that Wiktionary relates to thaumázō, 'to admire', and that, according to Behind the Name, possibly means 'bandage'”
Meaning of the name Taísa, of which Taissa is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Taís · Behind the Name: Thaïs
- People (2022)
- 9,302
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,814
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,953
- people
Taissa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Taissa, 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 (5,372 people).
9,264 women 38 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 Taissa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Taissa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.016%
- Pará 0.012%
- Amazonas 0.011%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.011%
- Bahia 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,761 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 1,371 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 990 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 808 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 702 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 444 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 414 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 362 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 293 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 279 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 277 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 229 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 192 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 175 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 121 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 117 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 108 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 108 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 85 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 80 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 78 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 77 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 65 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Taissa
It doubles the S and has no TH; most of the people with this spelling were born in the 2000s.
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.
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 Taissa
What does the name Taissa mean?
Taissa 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. This is the meaning of the name Taísa, of which Taissa is a spelling.
How many people are named Taissa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,302 people with the first name Taissa, which ranks it number 1,814 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Taissa a boy's or a girl's name?
Taissa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,264 women and 38 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Taissa?
Taissa is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Taissa most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.016% of the state's population is named Taissa (117 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Taissa?
Taísa, Thaísa, Thaissa, Thayssa, Thaysa and Tayssa and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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