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Kōta
Kōta (こうた) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 航大, 航 to sail + 大 big. It is popular today and has reached No. 7 in 2004.
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Ways to write Kōta
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.
航大
航to sail, voyage大big, great
Boy, best No. 59 (2004–2021)晃大
晃clear, bright大big, great
Boy, best No. 68 (2006)康太
康health, ease太big, bold
Boy, best No. 72 (2004–2011)洸太
洸sparkling water太big, bold
Boy, best No. 76 (2004)航汰
航to sail, voyage汰to sift, refine
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata航太
航to sail, voyage太big, bold
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata公太
公public, lord太big, bold
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata耕太
耕to cultivate太big, bold
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Kōta appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
好太to like + bigBoy
宏太wide + bigBoy
弘大broad + bigGirl
晃太clear + bigBoy
小詩small + poemGirl
広大wide + bigBoy
晃汰clear + to siftBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Kōta has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2004, at No. 7.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2020 | No. 30 |
| 2019 | No. 40 |
| 2018 | No. 32 |
| 2017 | No. 25 |
| 2016 | No. 25 |
| 2015 | No. 28 |
| 2014 | No. 23 |
| 2013 | No. 37 |
| 2012 | No. 17 |
| 2011 | No. 13 |
| 2010 | No. 18 |
| 2009 | No. 24 |
| 2008 | No. 18 |
| 2007 | No. 12 |
| 2006 | No. 13 |
| 2005 | No. 13 |
| 2004 | No. 7 |
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 Kōta
Kota Yoshihara 吉原 宏太Japanese association football player
Kota Mizunuma 水沼 宏太Japanese association football player
Kota Ueda 上田 康太Japanese association football player
Kota Yamada 山田 康太Japanese association football player
Kota Hattori 公太Japanese association football player
Kota Sugiyama 杉山 浩太Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.