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Pronounced GAY-shuh /ˈɡeɪʃə/Medium

Meaning: Geisha comes from the Japanese word geisha, joining gei, meaning art, with sha, meaning person, so an artist; it names a traditional Japanese female performer of music, dance, and conversation, and here is used as an unusual word-name.Low

In 30 seconds: Geisha comes from the Japanese word for a traditional female performing artist, from gei, art, and sha, person. It appeared for a small number of United States girls as an unusual word-name (said GAY-shuh).

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Origin LowJapanese, English

MeaningGeisha comes from the Japanese word geisha, joining gei, meaning art, with sha, meaning person, so an artist; it names a traditional Japanese female performer of music, dance, and conversation, and here is used as an unusual word-name.

U.S. rank (2020)#5930 ↗ Rising

2020 U.S. births20 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2020

Total births (all-time)≈ 157

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Geisha was used as a word-name. It appeared thinly in the United States records from the late nineteen-sixties, resurfacing for a slim high around 2020, drawn from the English borrowing of the Japanese term.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at most, and its appearances are scattered across the decades. A girl named Geisha in the late nineteen-sixties would be in her late fifties today. The name reads as a borrowed word chosen for its sound and image.

Did you know? In Japanese the word geisha literally means art person, from gei, art, and sha, person; a geisha is trained in music, dance, and the arts of hospitality, and the word entered English in the nineteenth century.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Geisha — Japanese word geisha; gei art + sha person; traditional female artist

Variations

GayshaGeesha

Nicknames

GeiSha

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Geisha mean?

It comes from the Japanese word geisha, meaning art person, from gei, art, and sha, person, a traditional female artist.

How do you pronounce Geisha?

It is said GAY-shuh /ˈɡeɪʃə/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Geisha a boy or girl name?

Geisha is recorded as a girl's name, used as a word-name.

How popular is Geisha?

It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its scattered peaks.