Girl · #17,168 in 2026

Thaina

Thaina is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.

  • Portuguese
Current Rank
#17,168
Peak Rank
#9,351 (2001)
Total Babies
31
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1996
First Year
2006
Last Year
2001
Peak Year
#9351
Peak Rank
31
Total Count
5
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Thaina

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Thaina is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Portuguese

The Story of Thaina

The earliest SSA record of Thaina as a baby girl name dates back to 1996, when 5 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Thaina — #9,351 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Thaina on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Thaina last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 31 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Thaina

Phonetically similar names — useful when Thaina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Thaina

What does the name Thaina mean?
Thaina is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
What is the origin of the name Thaina?
Thaina has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Portuguese.
How popular is Thaina in 2026?
In 2026, Thaina ranks #17,168 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Thaina most popular?
Thaina reached its peak popularity in 2001, ranking #9,351 that year with 10 babies given the name.
Is Thaina a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Thaina is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Thaina?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Thaina include Wilson, Ailine, Renny. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Thaina

Thaina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 31 births in the dataset. Thaina's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #9,351. Use the chart and map above to compare Thaina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.