Meaning of the nameThalita
- Female
- Aramaic origin
- Tha-li-ta
- Biblical name
Thalita is a spelling of the name Talita, which means “girl”.
Meaning
“girl”
Meaning of the name Talita, of which Thalita is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Talitha
- People (2022)
- 38,643
- Rank in Brazil
- #686
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 21,229
- people
Thalita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Thalita, 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 (12,646 people).
38,453 women 190 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 Thalita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Thalita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.029%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.028%
- Roraima 0.027%
- Goiás 0.026%
- Minas Gerais 0.024%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 9,675 | 0.022% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,915 | 0.024% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,410 | 0.028% |
| Paraná | 1,967 | 0.017% |
| Bahia | 1,899 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 1,814 | 0.026% |
| Pernambuco | 1,302 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 1,205 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 1,110 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 1,098 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 904 | 0.024% |
| Santa Catarina | 874 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 822 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 814 | 0.029% |
| Paraíba | 807 | 0.020% |
| Amazonas | 797 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso | 769 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 675 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 642 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 455 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 364 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 314 | 0.020% |
| Tocantins | 311 | 0.021% |
| Sergipe | 287 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 173 | 0.027% |
| Acre | 128 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 112 | 0.015% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Thalita
It adds an H after the T; Behind the Name lists it as the Brazilian form of Talitha. Proportionally, it is most common in the Distrito Federal.
About the name Talita
Behind the Name gives Talitha as a biblical name meaning 'girl' in Aramaic, taken from the phrase talitha cumi, in the passage Mark 5:41, and lists Thalita as the Brazilian form. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Talitha, Talyta, Thalita and Thalyta among the spelling variants of Talita. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 125,849 people named Talita, almost always women, with a median age of 25; the name has the most records among women born in the 1990s and, proportionally, is most common in São Paulo.
Other spellings of Talita
Sources
- Behind the Name: Talitha · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Talita · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Thalita
What does the name Thalita mean?
Thalita means “girl”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Talita, of which Thalita is a spelling.
How many people are named Thalita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 38,643 people with the first name Thalita, which ranks it number 686 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Thalita a boy's or a girl's name?
Thalita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 38,453 women and 190 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Thalita?
Thalita is a name of Aramaic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Thalita most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.029% of the state's population is named Thalita (814 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Thalita?
Talita, Thalyta, Talyta and Talitha. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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