Geisha
Geisha (芸者), also known as geiko or geigi (芸妓), are female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts. Their distinct appearance is characterised by long, trailing kimono, traditional hairstyles and oshiroi make-up.
Meaning & Origin of Geisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Geisha (芸者), also known as geiko or geigi (芸妓), are female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts. Their distinct appearance is characterised by long, trailing kimono, traditional hairstyles and oshiroi make-up.
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The Story of Geisha
The earliest SSA record of Geisha as a baby girl name dates back to 1967, when 8 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Geisha — #5,846 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Geisha on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Geisha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 20 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 157 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Geisha
Geisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 157 births in the dataset. Geisha's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,846. Use the chart and map above to compare Geisha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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