Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Khalessi

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,011 Trend ↑ Rising 66%

A female given name from fiction or popular culture, variant of Khaleesi

Rank 2025
#3,011
among girls · ↑248 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
55
named Khalessi · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 29,223
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
55 babies
All-time total
406
#13,404 all-time among girls
First recorded
2012
in Social Security records

Khalessi popularity over time

406 babies have been named Khalessi since 2012, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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2010s 170 17 – #4,301
2020s (to 2025) 236 39 +131% #3,011

Where Khalessi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 60 0.04 outside top 500
2027 65 0.04 outside top 500
2028 70 0.04 outside top 500
2029 74 0.05 outside top 500
2030 77 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Khalessi

Khalessi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,011 in 2025 with 55 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2012, 406 American babies have been named Khalessi. Its peak came in 2025, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Khalessi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Khalessi?

The median living Khalessi is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 400 people named Khalessi are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Khalessi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 55 #3,011
2024 49 #3,259
2023 30 #4,609
2022 32 #4,417
2021 43 #3,584
2020 27 #4,822
2019 33 #4,301
2018 22 #5,695
2017 28 #4,872
2016 22 #5,892
2015 25 #5,386
2014 17 #7,159
2013 14 #8,363
2012 9 #11,778
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Khalessi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Khalessi?

The median living Khalessi is about 4 years old. Half of all living Khalessis are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Khalessi are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Khalessi are alive in the United States, based on 406 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Khalessi mean?

A female given name from fiction or popular culture, variant of Khaleesi

How popular is the name Khalessi in 2025?

Khalessi ranked #3,011 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 55 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Khalessi?

406 babies have been named Khalessi in the United States since 2012, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Khalessi most popular?

Khalessi peaked in 2025, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Khalessi a boy or girl name?

Khalessi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Khalessi rising or falling?

Khalessi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Khalessi become more popular?

Khalessi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 77 girls named Khalessi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Khalessi

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