Khaleesi: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “queen”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- kah-LEE-see · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Khaleesi was popularized as a title in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, adapted in television. It is not a traditional personal name from an established natural language.
How popular is Khaleesi?
Babies named Khaleesi in 2024434
2024 rank#665 girls
Peak year2018
Total US babies since 18805,125
Khaleesi is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Khaleesi
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
Khaleesi questions
What does the name Khaleesi mean?
Khaleesi means "queen". It comes from American (modern coinage). Khaleesi was popularized as a title in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, adapted in television. It is not a traditional personal name from an established natural language.
Is Khaleesi a boy or girl name?
Khaleesi is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Khaleesi?
434 US babies were named Khaleesi in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.
How do you pronounce Khaleesi?
Khaleesi is usually pronounced kah-LEE-see.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.