Meaning of the nameThainara
- Female
- Thai-na-ra
Thainara is a spelling of the name Tainara.
Meaning
The meaning of Thainara 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)
- 12,997
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,416
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,995
- people
Thainara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Thainara, 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 (5,934 people).
12,927 women 70 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 Thainara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Thainara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.012%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.012%
- Goiás 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.011%
- Mato Grosso 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,616 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,568 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,470 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 880 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 779 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 732 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 536 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 475 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 393 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 390 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 368 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 327 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 317 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 290 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 252 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 251 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 187 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 172 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 172 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 155 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 152 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 146 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 130 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 125 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 54 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Thainara
Adds an H after the initial T and keeps the I of Tainara; proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
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 Thainara
What does the name Thainara mean?
The meaning of Thainara 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 Thainara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,997 people with the first name Thainara, which ranks it number 1,416 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Thainara a boy's or a girl's name?
Thainara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,927 women and 70 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Thainara most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.012% of the state's population is named Thainara (187 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Thainara?
Tainara, Taynara and Thaynara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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