Dancing child
In Japanese, Maiko is most commonly written with characters meaning 'dance' and 'child'. It is traditionally a feminine name in Japan and is also the term used for an apprentice geisha in Kyoto.
Less common today
Maiko isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,690 in 1999.
Miss Universe Japan 2010
Olympic volleyball player
Japanese R&B singer
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
