Fun Facts About the Name Shota
- 311 babies named Shota: U.S. records list 311 babies given the name Shota from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Shota Mean?
Shota is a Georgian masculine given name, written შოთა. Its meaning is not known with confidence: it has no clear, commonly accepted etymology in Georgian, and it is not a transparent compound of ordinary Georgian words. The similar Japanese name Shōta, sometimes written without the macron as Shota, is unrelated; it is usually formed from two kanji, so its meaning varies with the characters used.
Shota Name History & Origins
The name is best known from Shota Rustaveli, the Georgian poet to whom The Knight in the Panther's Skin is traditionally attributed. The poem is a landmark of medieval Georgian literature, and Rustaveli is conventionally placed in the 12th century. His biography is poorly documented, so the name's association with him is traditional rather than a securely dated record of the name's first use. Shota is a traditional Georgian masculine name; the Japanese name Shōta developed separately and is not a variant of it.
How Popular is the Name Shota?
Shota has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1993. Its best rank was #4,187 in 1993.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,600 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #13,870 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #12,098 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #10,628 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #10,575 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #9,541 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #6,621 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,688 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #9,524 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #7,471 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #10,601 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #7,499 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,887 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #6,018 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #8,812 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #8,617 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #6,567 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #9,785 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #7,736 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #5,355 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,441 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #5,120 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #7,990 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #4,579 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #5,077 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #6,891 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #4,187 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #4,299 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #5,452 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #4,367 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #7,121 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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