What Does the Name Sōta Mean?

Sōta is a boy's name of Japanese origin meaning “sound of the wind + great.”

Updated June 2026

Name	Sōta
Gender	male
Origin	Japanese
Meaning	sound of the wind + great
Variants	Sota, Souta, Sohta, So
Popularity	Became a very common boys' name in Japan from the 1980s; given to over 1% of boys by the mid-2000s.

The meaning and origin of Sōta

The name Sōta means “sound of the wind + great” and has Japanese origins. A Japanese name typically written 颯太, combining 颯 (sō 'sudden, sound of the wind') with 太 (ta 'thick, big, great'); other kanji such as 壮太 'robust' are also used. Rare before the late 20th century, it surged in the 1980s onward.

Variants and related names

Sōta is related to several other names you may recognize: Sota, Souta, Sohta, So. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Sōta?

Became a very common boys' name in Japan from the 1980s; given to over 1% of boys by the mid-2000s.

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