Meaning of the nameTaynara
- Female
- Tay-na-ra
Taynara is a spelling of the name Tainara.
Meaning
The meaning of Taynara 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)
- 20,246
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,057
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,721
- people
Taynara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Taynara, 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 (9,231 people).
20,152 women 94 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 Taynara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Taynara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.020%
- Maranhão 0.019%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.018%
- Amapá 0.017%
- Tocantins 0.017%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 3,081 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 2,609 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 1,400 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 1,313 | 0.019% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,214 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 1,154 | 0.014% |
| Paraná | 1,149 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 1,126 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 969 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 672 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 513 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 510 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 498 | 0.018% |
| Paraíba | 492 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 472 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 466 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 368 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 352 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 318 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 305 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 304 | 0.014% |
| Tocantins | 251 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 222 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 214 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 126 | 0.017% |
| Roraima | 80 | 0.013% |
| Acre | 68 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Taynara
Swaps the I of Tainara for Y; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
About the name Tainara
Wiktionary records Tainara as a variant of Tainá, and Behind the Name describes it as an extension of Tainá. For Tainá, Behind the Name gives the meaning 'star' in Karajá, an Indigenous language of Brazil, while Wiktionary considers the etymology uncertain and cites the attribution, sometimes made, to the Nheengatu taína, 'child'. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes Tainara among the traditional names ending in -ara, an ending that appears in names of various origins, such as Jussara and Cinara. It is a recent name: almost all those recorded were born from the 1990s on. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 72,152 people named Tainara, with a median age of 22.
Other spellings of Tainara
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tainá · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Tainara · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Tainá · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Tainara · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ara) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tainara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Taynara
What does the name Taynara mean?
The meaning of Taynara 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 Taynara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,246 people with the first name Taynara, which ranks it number 1,057 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Taynara a boy's or a girl's name?
Taynara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 20,152 women and 94 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Taynara most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.020% of the state's population is named Taynara (1,400 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Taynara?
Tainara, Thaynara and Thainara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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