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Yōta

Yōta (ようた) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 洋太, 洋 ocean + 太 big. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 50 in 2015.

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Most used spelling洋太ようたocean + big

Ways to write Yōta

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.

洋太
洋ocean太big, bold
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

暢大to stretch + bigBoy

Popularity in Japan

Where Yōta has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2015, at No. 50.

No. 1No. 25No. 502015Boys, 2015: No. 50
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2015No. 50

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 Yōta

Yota Akimoto 秋元 陽太Japanese association football player
Yota Maejima 前嶋 洋太Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.