Shota
#9,361 most common boys' name of all time · #23,663 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1988–2025
Rank among boys
#9,361
Rank overall
#23,663 of 105,966
First appeared
1988
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
317
Since 2016
43
Peak year
1993 #4,212
Best rank
#4,212 1993
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Shota first appears in 1988. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,597 |
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,917 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,866 |
| 2022 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,367 |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,157 |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,098 |
| 2016 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,156 |
| 2015 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,499 |
| 2014 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,416 |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,181 |
| 2012 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,289 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,101 |
| 2010 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,334 |
| 2009 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,635 |
| 2008 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 2007 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,537 |
| 2006 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,365 |
| 2005 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,469 |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,438 |
| 2003 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,557 |
| 2002 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,317 |
| 2001 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,994 |
| 1999 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,386 |
| 1998 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,098 |
| 1997 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,833 |
| 1996 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,367 |
| 1995 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,064 |
| 1994 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,830 |
| 1993 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,212 |
| 1992 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,314 |
| 1991 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,478 |
| 1990 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,399 |
| 1988 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,252 |