Kōta, Kota, Kouta or Kohta (written: , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

, Japanese jockey , Japanese footballer , Japanese manga artist , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese shogi player , Japanese basketball coach , Japanese footballer , Japanese sprinter , Japanese footballer , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese motorcycle racer

Fictional characters Kouta (Digimon), a character in the manga series Digimon Chronicle , of the manga series Elfen Lied , a character in the tokusatsu series Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger , a character in the anime series Brave Exkaiser , a character in the manga series My Hero Academia , a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Gaim , of the light novel series Kanokon , a character in the light novel series Baka and Test , a character in the anime series Little Battlers Experience WARS