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Origin & history of Shota1
Japanese roots
Shota comes from the Japanese tradition, meaning "Joyful" or "Happy" | Formal: "One who excels" or "Majestic".
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How popular is Shota?
1993
peak year
Shota has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #10556), with about 8 babies named Shota each year. In 1993, 15 babies received the name (ranked #4187). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 306.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
15
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,187)
(ranked #4,187)
8
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
80
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
306
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shota9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
S1
H8
O6
T2
A1
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Shota🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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