How Many People Are Named Ota?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Ota. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 126 years old, and Ota peaked in popularity in 1916 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ota as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ota paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 126, Ota is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1910.
- Ota is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
126
years old
Peak Year
1916
13 births
Total Registered
215
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ota
Ota is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 215 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ota as a female name
Ranked #4,771 in 1937
5 female births in 1937
Peak: 1916 (13 births)
Ota: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ota span from the 1880s to the 1930s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 55 babies were registered. Ota has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ota by Decade
How has Ota tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ota + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ota as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ota
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Ota: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ota?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Ota are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Ota a common name?
Ota is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 215 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ota most popular?
Ota reached peak popularity in 1916, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ota is approximately 126 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ota a female name?
Ota is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ota Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ota Smith, Ota Johnson, Ota Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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