Meaning of the nameTália
- Female
- Greek origin
- Tá-li-a
Tália is a female name of Greek origin, from Θάλεια, the name of one of the Muses, related to the Greek verb meaning 'to bloom'.
- People (2022)
- 27,074
- Rank in Brazil
- #881
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 30,941
- people
Tália in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tália, 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 (9,941 people).
26,924 women 150 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 Tália is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tália in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Acre 0.022%
- Santa Catarina 0.022%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.022%
- Pará 0.020%
- Amazonas 0.020%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,695 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,370 | 0.022% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,942 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,818 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 1,698 | 0.015% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,678 | 0.022% |
| Pará | 1,619 | 0.020% |
| Bahia | 1,434 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 1,327 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 1,302 | 0.019% |
| Pernambuco | 917 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 897 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 774 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso | 604 | 0.017% |
| Espírito Santo | 517 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 471 | 0.017% |
| Piauí | 435 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 425 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 365 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 311 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 293 | 0.019% |
| Sergipe | 291 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 271 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 184 | 0.022% |
| Tocantins | 182 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 138 | 0.019% |
| Roraima | 116 | 0.018% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tália
Wiktionary records Tália as a name of Greek origin, that of the Muse of comedy and of one of the three Graces in mythology. Behind the Name links Thalia to the Greek Θάλεια and to the verb θάλλω, 'to bloom', which Wiktionary translates as 'to bloom, to be lush'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,074 people named Tália, with a median age of 21. Most were born in the 1990s and 2000s and, proportionally, the name is most common in Acre. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Thalia and Thalya as spelling variants of Talia.
It is the Portuguese-adapted form, with an acute accent and without the Greek TH.
Other spellings of Tália
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tália · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Thalia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Thalia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Talia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Thalia (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Tália
What does the name Tália mean?
Tália means “to bloom”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Tália in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,074 people with the first name Tália, which ranks it number 881 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tália a boy's or a girl's name?
Tália is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 26,924 women and 150 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Tália?
Tália is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Tália most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.022% of the state's population is named Tália (184 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tália?
Thalia and Thalya. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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