Ota — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ota

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Ota between 1881 and 1937, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ota currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ota performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ota shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ota in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 215 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.