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Meaning of the nameThales

Thales is a spelling of the name Tales, which means “from the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'”.

Meaning

“from the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'”

Meaning of the name Tales, of which Thales is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Thales

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People (2022)
37,326
Rank in Brazil
#706
Median age
18 years
2010 Census
17,369
people

Thales in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Thales, 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 (10,533 people).

285 women 37,041 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 Thales is most common

States with the highest share of people named Thales in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Minas Gerais 0.034%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.028%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.024%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.022%
  5. Paraíba 0.022%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo7,6710.017%
Minas Gerais6,9830.034%
Rio de Janeiro4,4110.028%
Rio Grande do Sul2,4280.022%
Bahia2,1200.015%
Pernambuco1,4150.016%
Ceará1,2590.014%
Paraná1,2300.011%
Goiás1,2070.017%
Pará1,0750.013%
Espírito Santo9240.024%
Paraíba8660.022%
Santa Catarina7760.010%
Rio Grande do Norte6790.021%
Maranhão6050.009%
Distrito Federal5710.020%
Alagoas5550.018%
Mato Grosso4310.012%
Amazonas4160.011%
Mato Grosso do Sul4100.015%
Piauí3470.011%
Sergipe2890.013%
Rondônia2160.014%
Tocantins1860.012%
Acre1050.013%
Amapá980.013%
Roraima530.008%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Thales

It keeps the TH of the transcription from Greek, the form Behind the Name uses as its entry, and is the most recorded spelling in the group.

About the name Tales

Behind the Name gives Thales as a Greek name derived from the verb thállō, 'to flourish', and also records it in Brazilian Portuguese. Wiktionary gives English Thales as coming from Ancient Greek Θαλῆς. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Thales and Talez as spelling variants of Tales. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 35,122 people named Tales, with a median age of 18. Talles and Thalles double the L.

Other spellings of Tales

SpellingPeople (2022)
Thales37,326
Tales35,122
Thalles13,366
Talles7,844

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Thales · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Thales · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tales · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Thales

What does the name Thales mean?

Thales means “from the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Tales, of which Thales is a spelling.

How many people are named Thales in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 37,326 people with the first name Thales, which ranks it number 706 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Thales a boy's or a girl's name?

Thales is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 285 women and 37,041 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Thales?

Thales is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Thales most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.034% of the state's population is named Thales (6,983 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Thales?

Tales, Thalles and Talles. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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