Meaning of the nameTamila
- Female
- Ta-mi-la
Tamila is a female name found in Ukrainian and Russian, of uncertain etymology, and it is used in Brazil with an uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,524 people named Tamila, the 6,182nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Tamila is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,524
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,182
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,622
- people
Tamila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tamila, 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 (537 people).
1,512 women 0 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 Tamila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tamila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 186 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 176 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 145 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 137 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 116 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 88 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 48 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tamila
Behind the Name records Tamila as a female name in Ukrainian and Russian, of uncertain etymology, possibly a variant of Tomila or Tamara. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the spelling variants Tamyla, Thamila and Thamyla. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,524 people named Tamila, with a median age of 22. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. Most were born in the 1990s and 2000s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Tamila · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tamila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Tamila
What does the name Tamila mean?
The meaning of Tamila is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Tamila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,524 people with the first name Tamila, which ranks it number 6,182 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tamila a boy's or a girl's name?
Tamila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,512 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Tamila most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Tamila (137 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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