Daenerys

Where Daenerys comes from

Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin. From the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels; popularised by the later television adaptation Game of Thrones. Borrowed from High Valyrian Daenerys.
— Wiktionary's entry for Daenerys
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 2012
    First appearance
    #6,110 among girls, 21 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2018
    Peak, #1,360
    166 babies named Daenerys — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.