Game of Thrones baby names

Khaleesi.
Although Khaleesi is a title in the books and TV series, it also has had an impact on girl baby names. Although not in the top 1,000 names, there were 241 babies named Khaleesi in 2013 (in contrast to 10 babies in 2010). Although Daenerys is the actual name of the Khaleesi character, there were only 67 babies named Daenerys in 2013. Unlike Arya, both Khaleesi and Daenerys were unknown to American baby naming prior to the release of the books and television series. Therefore, George R. R. Martin can be attributed as the creator of these names, much like Shakespeare created character names that changed the face of baby naming in the 16th and 17th centuries.

(4/12/2015)

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