How Many People Are Named Shota?
An estimated 301 people in the United States have the first name Shota. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Shota peaked in popularity in 1993 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shota 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 Shota paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
301
About 1 in 1,138,719 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1993
15 births
Total Registered
306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shota
Shota is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 306 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shota as a male name
Ranked #13,870 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1993 (15 births)
Shota: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shota span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 116 babies were registered. Shota has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shota by Decade
How has Shota 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.
Shota by State
Shota + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shota as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shota: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shota?
We estimate approximately 301 people named Shota 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 1,138,719 Americans share this first name.
Is Shota a common name?
Shota is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shota most popular?
Shota reached peak popularity in 1993, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shota is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shota a male name?
Shota is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shota Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shota Smith, Shota Johnson, Shota 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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