Boys' name · since 1988
Shota
Shota has 317 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 317
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shota is the #12549 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 317 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shota has been recorded 317 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #12549 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #10,287 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,549 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 317 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shota ranks #10,287 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,549 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 317 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,287 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,549 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 317
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shota's 317 recorded births place it above 77.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shota compares
317 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shota's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shota | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 317 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shota's full recorded timeline at 2006, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shota popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Shota by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (117 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Shota's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Shota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 117 births (37% of all-time use).
Shota by state
Where Shota concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 4.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 3.2% |
15 of 317 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Shota's data
- Shota's decade-level peak was the 1990s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shotas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shota draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.