Boy · #12,243 in 2026

Ryota

Ryōta, Ryota or Ryouta is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Ryota Aikawa , Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes Ryota Aoki, Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ryota Aoki, Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus Ryota Arimitsu , Japanese footballer Ryota Doi , Japanese footballer Ryota Fukunaga, Japanese…

  • Japanese
Current Rank
#12,243
Peak Rank
#4,791 (1995)
Total Babies
185
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1989
First Year
2017
Last Year
1995
Peak Year
#4791
Peak Rank
185
Total Count
25
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Ryota

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Ryōta, Ryota or Ryouta is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Ryota Aikawa , Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes Ryota Aoki, Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ryota Aoki, Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus Ryota Arimitsu , Japanese footballer Ryota Doi , Japanese footballer Ryota Fukunaga, Japanese…

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Japanese

The Story of Ryota

The earliest SSA record of Ryota as a baby boy name dates back to 1989, when 8 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Ryota — #4,791 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Ryota on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Ryota last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 185 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Ryota

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ryota. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

  • Ryōta
  • Ryouta

Names that sound like Ryota

Phonetically similar names — useful when Ryota is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ryota

What does the name Ryota mean?
Ryōta, Ryota or Ryouta is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Ryota Aikawa , Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes Ryota Aoki, Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ryota Aoki, Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus Ryota Arimitsu , Japanese footballer Ryota Doi , Japanese footballer Ryota Fukunaga, Japanese…
What is the origin of the name Ryota?
Ryota has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Japanese.
How popular is Ryota in 2026?
In 2026, Ryota ranks #12,243 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Ryota most popular?
Ryota reached its peak popularity in 1995, ranking #4,791 that year with 12 babies given the name.
Is Ryota a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Ryota is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Ryota?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Ryota include Adewale, Kristain, Davaris. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Ryota?
Common variants and related forms of Ryota include Ryōta, Ryouta. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Ryota

Ryota is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 185 births in the dataset. Ryota's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #4,791. Use the chart and map above to compare Ryota's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.