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Shota name meaning

First Name
295
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
<100
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Shota mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Shota

User Submitted Origins

Japanese
73%
Georgian
18%
African
9%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from California, U.S. says the name Shota is of Japanese origin and means "Fly or big".
  2. A user from Hawaii, U.S. says the name Shota is of Japanese origin and means "Kind".
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Wiktionary

Georgian შოთა (šota)

  1. A male given name of Georgian origin.
    Rustaveli (1172–1216) was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature.

Shota was also found in the following language(s): Spanish

Notable Persons Named Shota

Notable Persons Named Shota

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani is an actor. They were most prominent from 2001 to present. Shota was given the name 染谷 将太 on September 3rd, 1992 in Tokyo.

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Shota Arveladze

Shota Arveladze is a soccer player for the FC Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, AFC Ajax, Rangers F.C., AZ Alkmaar, Levante UD, and Georgia national football team. Shota was born on February 22nd, 1973 in Tbilisi.

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Shota Matsuda

Shota Matsuda is an actor. He was most active from 2005 to present. Shota was born on September 10th, 1985 in Suginami.

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Shota Rustaveli

Shota Rustaveli is a poetry and national epic poet, intellectual, politician, prince, and treasurer. Shota was born in Rustavi, Meskheti.

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Shota Shimizu

Shota Shimizu is a j-pop and contemporary r&b musician. He was most active from 2008 to present. Shota was born on February 27th, 1989 in Yao, Osaka, Japan.

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Shota Abkhazava

Shota Abkhazava is a racing driver, car engineer, businessman, and auto racing. Shota was born on August 12th, 1971.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Shota

Notable Persons With the Last Name Shota

Endō Shōta

Endō was born on October 19th, 1990 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Ikioi Shōta

Ikioi was born on October 11th, 1986 in Katano, Osaka, Japan.

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Aleksandr Shota

Aleksandr Shota is an athlete for the FC Neman Mosty.

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Fun Facts about the name Shota

  • How Popular is the name Shota? Shota is the 22,626th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Shota have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 295 babies born with the first name Shota in the United States. That's more than enough people named Shota to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Shota? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1988 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Shota first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Shota is Sunday, September 22nd, 1907.
  • What year had the most people named Shota born? The highest recorded use of the first name Shota was in 1993 with a total of 15 babies.
  • Random Shota Factoid: According to the 2009 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Shota is not a popular baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, only 5 babies in California have the same name in 2009.
  • Weird things about the name Shota: The name spelled backwards is Atohs. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Soath. How do you pronounce that?
  • Shota name meaning

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