Ota

Girl · recorded 1881–1937

  • 1937last recorded
  • 1881best year

Most popular in 1881.

Last recorded in 1937. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ota.

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

0387618811895190919231937

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 33 recorded years as a table
Ota, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188176
188256
188439
188545
188741
188834
188928
189127
189228
189342
189436
189629
189726
189823
189930
190017
190425
190517
190620
191018
191412
19156
191612
19178
19184
19195
19205
19216
19225
19244
19256
19274
19375

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ota isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1937
5
Rank in 1937
#4,255
How rare
1 in 212,806 girls
Since 1881
215

Ota was last recorded in 1937. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1881, at 76 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ota doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.