Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaleesi is a form of Khaleesi. Khaleesi means “queen.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Kaleesi is a form of Khaleesi. Khaleesi comes from Dothraki.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaleesi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 361
- 0 boys · 361 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,932 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,932 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 2014.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaleesi’s family of names
In English usage, Kaleesi has a related form in KHALEESI.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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