Jisha
Jisha (侍者), along with the titles inji and sannō, are Japanese terms used in reference to the personal attendant of a monastery's abbot or teacher in Zen Buddhism. In the Rinzai school, the term is usually either inji or sannō.
Meaning & Origin of Jisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jisha (侍者), along with the titles inji and sannō, are Japanese terms used in reference to the personal attendant of a monastery's abbot or teacher in Zen Buddhism. In the Rinzai school, the term is usually either inji or sannō.
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The Story of Jisha
Jisha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2010, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 13 Jishas were born — ranking #8,145 that year. As of 2026, Jisha ranks #12,180 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 68 Jishas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jisha
Jisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Jisha's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #8,145. Use the chart and map above to compare Jisha'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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