All about the name SHOTA

Meaning, origin, history.

Shota is of Japanese origin, meaning 'eminent' or 'lofty'. It's composed of two kanji characters, 正 (shō) meaning 'correct' and 太郎 (tarō), which is an honorific prefix for a boy born in the first year of a cycle.

See also

Japanese
Japan

Popularity of the name SHOTA since 1880.

Number of births per year since 1880.

"Shota had its highest birth years in the early to mid-1990s and late 2000s, with peaks of 15 births in 1993 and again in 2008. However, there's been a recent decline, with only 5 births recorded in 2023."