Meaning of the nameTayna
- Female
- Tay-na
Tayna is a spelling of the name Tainá.
Meaning
The meaning of Tayna 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)
- 21,644
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,012
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,443
- people
Tayna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tayna, 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 (9,128 people).
21,307 women 337 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 Tayna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tayna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.018%
- Alagoas 0.016%
- Paraíba 0.014%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.013%
- Espírito Santo 0.013%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,278 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,654 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,132 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 1,588 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 1,160 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 883 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 744 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 727 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 714 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 615 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 577 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 569 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 550 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 506 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 495 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 373 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 364 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 289 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 279 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 278 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 207 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 200 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 139 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 121 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 79 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 62 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 61 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Tayna
It swaps the I for a Y, keeping the rest of the spelling of Taina.
About the name Tainá
Wiktionary considers the origin of Tainá uncertain and records that the name is sometimes attributed to Nheengatu taína, 'child'. It is a name in Brazilian use, and the same dictionary lists Taina, Tayna, Thainá and Thayná as alternative forms, as well as forms with a tilde, such as Tainã. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 107,309 people named Tainá, with a median age of 22. The spelling is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Tainá
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tainá · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tainá · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Tayna
What does the name Tayna mean?
The meaning of Tayna 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 Tayna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,644 people with the first name Tayna, which ranks it number 1,012 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tayna a boy's or a girl's name?
Tayna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 21,307 women and 337 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Tayna most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.018% of the state's population is named Tayna (1,588 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tayna?
Tainá, Thaina, Thayna and Tainah. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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