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Ryōta

Ryōta (りょうた) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 亮太, 亮 clear + 太 big. It is popular today and has reached No. 7 in 2006.

りょ · う · た · りょうた · リョウタ
Most used spelling亮太りょうたclear + big

Ways to write Ryōta

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

亮太
亮clear, bright太big, bold
Boy, best No. 8 (1994–2012)
涼太
涼cool, refreshing太big, bold
Boy, best No. 9 (1998–2020)
遼太
遼distant太big, bold
Boy, best No. 55 (2009–2013)
良太
良good太big, bold
Boy, best No. 96 (2014)

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Ryōta appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

綾太twill + bigBoy
亮大clear + bigBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where Ryōta has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2006, at No. 7.

No. 1No. 20No. 4020052010Boys, 2004: No. 8Boys, 2005: No. 17Boys, 2006: No. 7Boys, 2007: No. 15Boys, 2008: No. 18Boys, 2009: No. 28Boys, 2011: No. 25Boys, 2012: No. 13Boys, 2013: No. 17Boys, 2014: No. 38
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YearBoys
2014No. 38
2013No. 17
2012No. 13
2011No. 25
2009No. 28
2008No. 18
2007No. 15
2006No. 7
2005No. 17
2004No. 8

Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.

Famous people named Ryōta

Ryōta Ōshima 大島 僚太Japanese association football player
Ryota Moriwaki 森脇 良太Japanese association football player
Ryota Tsuzuki 都築 龍太Japanese association football player
Ryota Morioka 森岡 亮太Japanese association football player
Ryota Isomura 磯村 亮太Japanese association football player
Ryota Arimitsu 有光 亮太Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.

Names that share a kanji