Girls' name · since 1967
Geisha
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 157 babies named Geisha, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
157 girls have been named Geisha since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Geisha has 157 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2020.
- #22,298 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 157 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geisha ranks #22,298 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Geisha's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Geisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Geisha splits its recorded history at 1986: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Geisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2020
- Peak year (2020)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Geisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (58 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Geisha's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Geisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 58 births (37% of all-time use).
Geisha by state
Where Geisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 157 births nationwide.
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What to do with Geisha's data
- Geisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Geishas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Geisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.