Meaning of the nameThigo
- Male
- Thi-go
Thigo is a male name of uncertain origin; the spelling with TH recalls Thiago, the form of Tiago written with an H.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 806 people named Thigo, the 9,619th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Thigo is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 806
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,619
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,783
- people
Thigo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Thigo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (270 people).
0 women 797 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 Thigo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Thigo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 184 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 73 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 24 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Thigo
The origin of the spelling Thigo is uncertain. It recalls Thiago, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists among the spelling variants of Tiago, but the relationship of Thigo to that name is not documented. According to Wiktionary, Tiago is a back-formation from Santiago and is also the name of apostles in the New Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 806 people named Thigo, with a median age of 28, almost always male.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tiago · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tiago · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Thigo
What does the name Thigo mean?
The meaning of Thigo is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Thigo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 806 people with the first name Thigo, which ranks it number 9,619 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Thigo a boy's or a girl's name?
Thigo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 797 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Thigo most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Thigo (184 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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