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
Khaleesi through the years
  1. 2011
    Around this time: Game of Thrones
    TV, 2011 · Source · Date
  2. 2011
    First appearance
    #4,915 among girls with 28 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2018
    Peak, #547
    565 babies named Khaleesi, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.
Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Khaleesi in Wikidata.

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. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.