Meaning of the nameTaysa
- Female
- Greek origin
- Ta-y-sa
Taysa is a spelling of the name Taísa, which means “variant of Taís, a Greek name that Wiktionary relates to thaumázō, 'to admire', and that, according to Behind the Name, possibly means 'bandage'”.
Meaning
“variant of Taís, a Greek name that Wiktionary relates to thaumázō, 'to admire', and that, according to Behind the Name, possibly means 'bandage'”
Meaning of the name Taísa, of which Taysa is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Taís · Behind the Name: Thaïs
- People (2022)
- 1,974
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,161
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,334
- people
Taysa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Taysa, 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 (698 people).
1,967 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 Taysa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Taysa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 264 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 196 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 175 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 128 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 119 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 116 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 110 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 95 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 78 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 72 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 60 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 60 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Taysa
It uses Y in place of the I. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a variant of Taisa.
About the name Taísa
Wiktionary defines Taísa as a female name used in Brazil, a variant of Taís, and records Thaísa as an alternative form. Taís comes from Ancient Greek Θαΐς, which Wiktionary relates to the verb thaumázō, 'to admire'; Behind the Name, in the entry Thaïs, says the Greek name possibly means 'bandage'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Thaisa, Thaysa and Taysa among the spelling variants of Taisa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,789 people named Taísa, with a median age of 26.
Other spellings of Taísa
Sources
- Wiktionary: Taísa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Taís · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Thaïs · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Thais · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Thaísa · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Thaissa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Taisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Taysa
What does the name Taysa mean?
Taysa means “variant of Taís, a Greek name that Wiktionary relates to thaumázō, 'to admire', and that, according to Behind the Name, possibly means 'bandage'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Taísa, of which Taysa is a spelling.
How many people are named Taysa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,974 people with the first name Taysa, which ranks it number 5,161 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Taysa a boy's or a girl's name?
Taysa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,967 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Taysa?
Taysa is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Taysa most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Taysa (264 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Taysa?
Taísa, Thaísa, Taissa, Thaissa, Thayssa and Thaysa and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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