Khaleesi

Where Khaleesi comes from

Borrowed from Dothraki khaleesi (“queen”), feminine of khal (“king”). Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin for the title of the character Daenerys Targaryen in his book A Song of Ice and Fire (1996) novels. Popularised by the later television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011).
— Wiktionary's entry for Khaleesi
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 2011
    First appearance
    #4,915 among girls, 28 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2018
    Peak, #547
    565 babies named Khaleesi — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.
Namesakes

No widely known Khaleesi turns up in the encyclopedias yet — the name is still all theirs to make famous.

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.