Thaïs name meaning

Gender: Girl
Origin: Old Greek
Usage: French and Greek
Pronunciation: THA-ees
Meaning: A Kind of Headband
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What does Thaïs mean?

Thaïs came from Old Greek is prevalently used in French and Greek, meaning of Thaïs is "A Kind of Headband" is aimed at baby girls. Thaïs is celebrated on October 8th.

How do I pronounce Thaïs?

THA-ees is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Thaïs. There should be emphasis on first THA syllable while speaking.

How popular is the name Thaïs?

Thaïs was a popular name in France. Over 6412 babies have been named Thaïs since 1981. When at its peak in 2017, 736 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 86th position.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 36 years. Additionally, the first name has been in the top 100 baby names 6 times Thaïs is a unique baby name in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 500 names.

In 2007, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 400 on girl names chart when 26 babies were named Thaïs. Over 468 babies in Belgium have been named Thaïs.

Thaïs is an uncommon baby name in Switzerland, even after 21 years of use, it could not make it big.

There are over 309 babies that have been given the name Thaïs in Switzerland. However things change on global perspective, Thaïs is extremely popular in Brazil where every 1 in 2000 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Venezuela. At least, 130000 people globally have been given the name as per our estimate.

Other names liked by soon-to-be-parents that are similar to Thaïs

  •  Nesta - Odd unisex name Nesta is notably used in English and Welsh which is rooted from Old Greek, meaning of Nesta is "The Chaste or The Pure"
  •  Cristol - Meaning of Cristol is Who Carries the Christ is a baby girl name, prevalently used in English came from Greek and English
  •  Timofei - Boy name Timofei is originated from Russian and Old Greek is predominantly used in Finnish and Norwegian. Timofei is Russian and Nordic equivalent of Timotheus
  •  Corrissa - Offbeat Old Norse and Old Greek Corrissa bestowed upon baby girls, meaning of Corrissa is "Maiden or From the Ravine" is used especially in English
  •  Tyfaine has its origin in Greek, Tyfaine means "God or Luminous"

Famous people named Thaïs

  • Thaïs Blume in TV series Sin tetas no hay paraíso as Actress

Sources

  1. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
  2. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
  3. Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
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