Meaning of the nameThalys
- Male
- Tha-lys
Thalys is a spelling of the name Talis.
Meaning
The meaning of Thalys 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)
- 2,537
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,381
- Median age
- 14 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,042
- people
Thalys in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Thalys, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (919 people).
44 women 2,493 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 Thalys is most common
States with the highest share of people named Thalys in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 309 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 242 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 226 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 176 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 167 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 149 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 136 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 111 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 107 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 98 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 98 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 77 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 66 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Thalys
It combines the initial TH with the final Y, and is the least recorded spelling in the group, with a median age of 14.
About the name Talis
The origin of the spellings Talis, Thalis and Thalys is uncertain. They recall Tales, a name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records with the variants Talez and Thales and that Behind the Name, with the Portuguese pronunciation /ˈta.liʒ/, links to the Greek verb thállō, 'to flourish'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,747 people named Talis, the most recorded spelling in the group, and the peak is in the 2010s, with 1,925 people. The records are almost always male. Proportionally, Talis is most common in Mato Grosso.
Other spellings of Talis
Sources
- Behind the Name: Thales · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tales · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Thalys
What does the name Thalys mean?
The meaning of Thalys 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 Thalys in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,537 people with the first name Thalys, which ranks it number 4,381 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Thalys a boy's or a girl's name?
Thalys is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 44 women and 2,493 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Thalys most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Thalys (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Thalys?
Talis and Thalis. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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