How Many People Are Named Geisha?
An estimated 148 people in the United States have the first name Geisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Geisha peaked in popularity in 2020 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Geisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Geisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
148
About 1 in 2,315,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2020
20 births
Total Registered
157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Geisha
Geisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 157 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Geisha as a female name
Ranked #5,930 in 2020
20 female births in 2020
Peak: 2020 (20 births)
Geisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Geisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 58 babies were registered. While Geisha is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Geisha by Decade
How has Geisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Geisha by State
Geisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Geisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Geisha
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Geisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Geisha?
We estimate approximately 148 people named Geisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,315,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Geisha a common name?
Geisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Geisha most popular?
Geisha reached peak popularity in 2020, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Geisha is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Geisha a female name?
Geisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Geisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Geisha Smith, Geisha Johnson, Geisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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