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Meaning of the nameTalles

Talles is a spelling of the name Tales, which means “from the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'”.

Meaning

“from the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'”

Meaning of the name Tales, of which Talles is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Thales

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People (2022)
7,844
Rank in Brazil
#2,007
Median age
17 years
2010 Census
4,341
people

Talles in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Talles, 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 (2,309 people).

70 women 7,774 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 Talles is most common

States with the highest share of people named Talles in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Minas Gerais 0.007%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.006%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
  4. Goiás 0.005%
  5. Distrito Federal 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,3910.003%
Minas Gerais1,3610.007%
Rio de Janeiro8750.005%
Bahia4860.003%
Rio Grande do Sul4310.004%
Goiás3610.005%
Pernambuco3350.004%
Pará2650.003%
Espírito Santo2460.006%
Paraná2360.002%
Ceará2350.003%
Paraíba1900.005%
Santa Catarina1650.002%
Rio Grande do Norte1610.005%
Maranhão1470.002%
Distrito Federal1400.005%
Amazonas1310.003%
Alagoas1220.004%
Mato Grosso1200.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul1010.004%
Piauí1000.003%
Sergipe680.003%
Tocantins610.004%
Amapá390.005%
Rondônia350.002%
Acre220.003%
Roraima200.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Talles

It doubles the L and has no TH.

About the name Tales

Behind the Name gives Thales as a Greek name derived from the verb thállō, 'to flourish', and also records it in Brazilian Portuguese. Wiktionary gives English Thales as coming from Ancient Greek Θαλῆς. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Thales and Talez as spelling variants of Tales. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 35,122 people named Tales, with a median age of 18. Talles and Thalles double the L.

Other spellings of Tales

SpellingPeople (2022)
Thales37,326
Tales35,122
Thalles13,366
Talles7,844

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Thales · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Thales · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tales · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Talles

What does the name Talles mean?

Talles means “from the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Tales, of which Talles is a spelling.

How many people are named Talles in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,844 people with the first name Talles, which ranks it number 2,007 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Talles a boy's or a girl's name?

Talles is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 70 women and 7,774 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Talles?

Talles is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Talles most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.007% of the state's population is named Talles (1,361 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Talles?

Thales, Tales and Thalles. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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