Khaleesi

What Khaleesi means

Means “queen”

Borrowed from Dothraki khaleesi (“queen”), feminine of khal (“king”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Khaleesi” (revision 93661965), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Khaleesi?

US: Rising: up from #822 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #609 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2018, when 565 girls got the name (#547 that year). First in the US records in 2011.

How common

• About 1 in 3,920 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 12,061 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.07 per 1,000 girls), MS (0.67 per 1,000 girls), NV (0.65 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Khaleesi is #689 in the US and #1454 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Khaleesi were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Khalessi55 US
• Khaleesy7 US
• Khalesi6 US
• Khalissi5 US
• Khalisi5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Kaleesi
• Khalessi
• Kahleesi

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Khaleesi

Girls

• Cataleya#237Editor’s note Up from #437 in 2015 to #237 in 2025 in the US
• Rosalie#171“rose”^*
• Alice#65“noble + character”^*
• Blakely#191Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #191 vs #1,407 in 2025
• Oaklynn#153Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #153 vs #4,867 in 2025
• Noelle#202Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #202 vs #705 in 2025

For a brother

• Kyrie#244Editor’s note Up from #333 in 2015 to #244 in 2025 in the US
• Weston#55Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 2025
• Abel#231Editor’s note Down from #124 in 2015 to #231 in 2025 in the US
• Graham#120“gravel + homestead”^*
• Dean#125“valley”^*
• Everett#77Same root as Everard, meaning “wild boar + hard, brave”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Khaleesi’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.