The baby name Ota is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-tah (English: /ˈoʊtə/; Czech: [ˈota]).
Ota is Czech in Origin.
The baby name Ota is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-tah (English: /ˈoʊtə/; Czech: [ˈota]).
Ota is Czech in Origin.
Ota is a Czech masculine given name, chiefly a short form of Otakar and a local variant of Otto. These names descend from Old High German elements: od/ot (aud) “wealth, fortune”; in Otakar (German Ottokar) the second element -kar/-gar reflects wakar “watchful, vigilant.” Thus Ota carries senses of prosperity and guardianship.
In the Czech lands the name has been in steady use since the 19th century and became familiar through figures such as writer Ota Pavel and economist Ota Šik. Outside Czech it appears as Oto in Slovene and Croatian, Otto in German and Scandinavian, and Ottó in Hungarian; extended forms include Otakar/Ottokar. Czech diminutives include Otík. Feminine cognates are Oda and Odilia/Odilie. Note that Ōta/Ohta (大田/太田) is a common Japanese surname meaning “large rice paddy,” unrelated in origin despite identical Romanization.
| Ota Zaremba Ota Zaremba was a Czech weightlifter best known for winning Olympic gold for Czechoslovakia in the heavyweight I class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He lived from April 22, 1957, to January 23, 2026. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #116 | 322 | 6,530 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CZ | 0 | #160 | 26 | 3,154 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| IR | 0 | #210 | 20 | 4,221 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #233 | 13 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #285 | 13 | 7,909 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #296 | 338 | 10,162 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #346 | 6 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #762 | 25 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #811 | 76 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #895 | 65 | 14,742 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #902 | 50 | 16,906 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,107 | 22 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,145 | 32 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
Ota is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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