Kōta, Kota, Kouta or Kohta (written: 耕太, 恒太, 康太, 皓太, 晃大 or 幸太) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Kota Fukatsu (深津 康太, born 1984), Japanese footballer
• Kouta Hirano (平野 耕太, born 1973), Japanese manga artist
• Kota Ibushi (飯伏 幸太, born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
• Kota Kanai (金井 恒太, born 1986), Japanese shogi player
• Kota Mizuno (水野 宏太, born 1982), Japanese basketball coach
• Kota Mizunuma (水沼 宏太, born 1990), Japanese footballer
• Kota Wakabayashi (若林 康太, born 1997), Japanese sprinter
• Kota Watanabe (渡辺 皓太, born 1998), Japanese footballer
• Kota Watanabe (field hockey) (渡辺 晃大, born 1996), Japanese field hockey player

• Kouta (Digimon), a character in the manga series Digimon Chronicle
• Kouta (耕太), of the manga series Elfen Lied
• Kouta Bitou (尾藤 吼太), a character in the tokusatsu series Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
• Kota Hoshikawa (星川 コウタ), a character in the anime series Brave Exkaiser
• Kota Izumi (出水 洸汰), a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
• Kouta Kazuraba (葛葉 紘汰), a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Gaim
• Kouta Oyamada (小山田 耕太), of the light novel series Kanokon
• Kōta Tsuchiya (土屋 康太), a character in the light novel series Baka and Test
• Kouta Asahina (朝比奈 コウタ), a character in the anime series Little Battlers Experience WARS