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Just why. “Shota/Shōta” is short for Sh0tacon, which is when people sexualize little boys. Please don't use this name outside of Japan (and even in Japan…)
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I learned this name from wii sports. One of the characters was named Shota.
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Shota Aizawa, a character in BNHA.
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Shota Takeda is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Shota Tomonaga is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfield for the Chunichi Dragons. In the 2015 off-season he, along with team mates Iori Katsura, Shuhei Takahashi, Tomohiro Hamada and Junki Kishimoto were loaned to the Taiwanese winter league.
Along with teammates Shun Ishikawa and Takuya Kinoshita, Tomonaga was selected for the Western League representative team for the 2016 Fresh All-Stars game in Okayama. Tomonaga started in centre-field, batting 3rd in the line-up and recorded 1 hit in 4 at-bats.
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Along with teammates Shun Ishikawa and Takuya Kinoshita, Tomonaga was selected for the Western League representative team for the 2016 Fresh All-Stars game in Okayama. Tomonaga started in centre-field, batting 3rd in the line-up and recorded 1 hit in 4 at-bats.
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Shota Takekuma is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
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Shota Matsuhashi is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Masaru is also a professional football player.
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Shota Kawanishi is a Japanese football player.
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Shota Omine is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines. His elder brother Yuta is also a professional baseball player currently playing for the Marines.
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Unfortunately, "Shota" is also short for shotacon (which I'd rather not explain). I'd advise against using this outside Japan.
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So people in Japan aren't likely to blink an eye if you use this name there. It's really really common, like John or Michael in English. Although, it is true that, in English-speaking countries, you may want to avoid using it due to the association.