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颯太

Sota Japanese Name

そうた · ソウタ

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pairs 颯太・そうた, 颯汰・そうた. 颯太 is no. 39 in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample; 颯汰 is no. 64 in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • For 颯太, 颯 includes “sudden”; 太 includes “plump”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
  • For 颯汰, 颯 includes “sudden”; 汰 includes “washing”. These are literal character glosses rather than a fixed whole-name translation.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
そうた
Katakana
ソウタ
Pronunciation
soh-tah
Gender association
Masculine
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given-name record covering the reviewed spellings 颯太・そうた, 颯汰・そうた.
Mora count
3
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 25, 2026

Naturalness note

JMnedict contains the exact reviewed pairs 颯太・そうた, 颯汰・そうた. 颯太 is no. 39 in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample; 颯汰 is no. 64 in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample. These rankings document the stated survey sample and are not a census of all births in Japan.

Kanji variants

Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.

颯太

そうた

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 颯: sudden
  • 太: plump

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 颯太・そうた pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 39 in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

颯汰

そうた

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • 颯: sudden
  • 汰: washing

Usage note

JMnedict contains the exact 颯汰・そうた pair. Tamahiyo lists it at no. 64 in the 2025 Tamahiyo boys' sample; this supports observed use in that sample, not nationwide frequency.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • This page keeps 2 documented spellings for the reading そうた separate: 颯太, 颯汰.
  • Only exact kanji-and-reading pairs found in both JMnedict and the cited 2025 ranking are included in this scaled record.

Pronunciation notes

  • そうた contains 3 morae. The English guide is approximate and does not encode Japanese pitch accent.

Common misunderstandings

  • The KANJIDIC glosses shown for 颯太, 颯汰 describe individual characters; they do not prove a bearer’s intended name meaning.
  • Sharing the reading そうた does not make these spellings interchangeable; each variant has separate evidence.

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Sources and evidence limits

Sources support specific fields, not every possible claim about the name. Their limitations remain visible here.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Is Real Name, Origin, Kanji Variants 0 reading, Kanji Variants 1 reading

    Each published spelling on this record was matched to the exact そうた reading in JMnedict.

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Meanings, Themes, Kanji Variants 0 meanings, Kanji Variants 1 meanings

    Only individual-character English glosses are used.

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not prove a parent's intended meaning.

  3. 2025年 男の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note, Kanji Variants 0 usage Note, Kanji Variants 1 usage Note

    The cited ranking supplies exact spelling, reading, sample placement, and gendered-list context for this record.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.