Meaning of the nameThaina
- Female
- Thai-na
Thaina is a spelling of the name Tainá.
Meaning
The meaning of Thaina 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)
- 35,670
- Rank in Brazil
- #730
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 21,512
- people
Thaina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Thaina, 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 (16,250 people).
35,191 women 479 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 Thaina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Thaina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.034%
- São Paulo 0.027%
- Espírito Santo 0.021%
- Bahia 0.018%
- Distrito Federal 0.017%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 11,839 | 0.027% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,517 | 0.034% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,107 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 2,540 | 0.018% |
| Paraná | 1,686 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,428 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 1,217 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,091 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 796 | 0.021% |
| Pará | 770 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 703 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 551 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 525 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 499 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 489 | 0.017% |
| Amazonas | 436 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 435 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 385 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 316 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 278 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 258 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 220 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 190 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 175 | 0.012% |
| Acre | 90 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 68 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 61 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Thaina
It has the initial TH and no accent; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists it among the written variants of Tainá.
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 Thaina
What does the name Thaina mean?
The meaning of Thaina 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 Thaina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 35,670 people with the first name Thaina, which ranks it number 730 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Thaina a boy's or a girl's name?
Thaina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 35,191 women and 479 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Thaina most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.034% of the state's population is named Thaina (5,517 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Thaina?
Tainá, Thayna, Tayna and Tainah. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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