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Sota

100% boys · 15 born in 2025

Sota has been given to about 214 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 211
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sota per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 22
  • Born in 202515
  • All time214

How popular is Sota?

Its best year was 2015, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 4530th. The typical living American called Sota is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Sota

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dakota0.57
  2. Scotty0.51
  3. Shea0.49
  4. Scott0.47
  5. Scot0.45
  6. Sol0.45
  7. Sloan0.45
  8. Stan0.45

Middle names for Sota

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sota John0.83
  2. Sota Lee0.83
  3. Sota Dean0.82
  4. Sota Bryce0.82
  5. Sota Ross0.82
  6. Sota Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sota

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.81
  2. Yahyabrother · 0.80
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.80
  4. Ayaneither · 0.79
  5. Emilianasister · 0.79
  6. Elinasister · 0.78

Where Sota is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sota White0.78
  2. Sota Reyes0.78
  3. Sota Nguyen0.78
  4. Sota Moore0.78
  5. Sota Lee0.78
  6. Sota Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sota

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Sota across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.