Meaning of the nameTalita
- Female
- Aramaic origin
- Ta-li-ta
- Biblical name
Talita is a female name of Aramaic origin, from talitha, 'girl', a word in the phrase talitha cumi in the Gospel of Mark.
- People (2022)
- 125,849
- Rank in Brazil
- #259
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 141,042
- people
Talita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Talita, 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 (44,294 people).
125,314 women 535 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 Talita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Talita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.089%
- Minas Gerais 0.066%
- Distrito Federal 0.066%
- Santa Catarina 0.063%
- Goiás 0.063%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 39,528 | 0.089% |
| Minas Gerais | 13,573 | 0.066% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 9,747 | 0.061% |
| Bahia | 8,016 | 0.057% |
| Paraná | 6,996 | 0.061% |
| Pernambuco | 5,092 | 0.056% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,814 | 0.063% |
| Ceará | 4,590 | 0.052% |
| Goiás | 4,451 | 0.063% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,666 | 0.034% |
| Pará | 3,627 | 0.045% |
| Maranhão | 2,631 | 0.039% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,095 | 0.055% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,005 | 0.055% |
| Amazonas | 1,956 | 0.050% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,851 | 0.066% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,818 | 0.055% |
| Paraíba | 1,797 | 0.045% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,711 | 0.062% |
| Piauí | 1,251 | 0.038% |
| Alagoas | 1,099 | 0.035% |
| Rondônia | 929 | 0.059% |
| Sergipe | 904 | 0.041% |
| Tocantins | 620 | 0.041% |
| Acre | 423 | 0.051% |
| Amapá | 349 | 0.048% |
| Roraima | 310 | 0.049% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Talita
Behind the Name gives Talitha as a biblical name meaning 'girl' in Aramaic, taken from the phrase talitha cumi, in the passage Mark 5:41, and lists Thalita as the Brazilian form. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Talitha, Talyta, Thalita and Thalyta among the spelling variants of Talita. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 125,849 people named Talita, almost always women, with a median age of 25; the name has the most records among women born in the 1990s and, proportionally, is most common in São Paulo.
This is the simplest spelling and the most recorded in the group, with no TH and no Y.
Other spellings of Talita
Sources
- Behind the Name: Talitha · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Talita · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Talita
What does the name Talita mean?
Talita means “girl”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Talita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 125,849 people with the first name Talita, which ranks it number 259 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Talita a boy's or a girl's name?
Talita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 125,314 women and 535 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Talita?
Talita is a name of Aramaic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Talita most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.089% of the state's population is named Talita (39,528 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Talita?
Thalita, Thalyta, Talyta and Talitha. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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