Meaning of the nameTalis
- Male
- Ta-lis
Talis is a male name also written Thalis and Thalys; the three spellings recall Tales, a Greek name, but their origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Talis 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)
- 5,747
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,484
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,597
- people
Talis in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Talis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,925 people).
158 women 5,589 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 Talis is most common
States with the highest share of people named Talis in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Bahia 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 738 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 706 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 529 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 500 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 288 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 286 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 281 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 250 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 225 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 221 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 200 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 189 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 184 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 179 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 108 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 106 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 105 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 105 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 104 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 83 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 72 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 63 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 53 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 47 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 30 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Talis
The origin of the spellings Talis, Thalis and Thalys is uncertain. They recall Tales, a name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records with the variants Talez and Thales and that Behind the Name, with the Portuguese pronunciation /ˈta.liʒ/, links to the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,747 people named Talis, the most recorded spelling in the group, and the peak is in the 2010s, with 1,925 people. The records are almost always male. Proportionally, Talis is most common in Mato Grosso.
It is the simplest spelling in the group, without H and with I, and the most recorded.
Other spellings of Talis
Sources
- Behind the Name: Thales · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tales · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Talis
What does the name Talis mean?
The meaning of Talis 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 Talis in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,747 people with the first name Talis, which ranks it number 2,484 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Talis a boy's or a girl's name?
Talis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 158 women and 5,589 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Talis most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.005% of the state's population is named Talis (179 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Talis?
Thalis and Thalys. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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