HBO’s hit show Game of Thrones, which is loosely based off UK history, has created a legion of fans and a surge in babies named after the show’s characters.
Yes, fans of the show have begun to name their children after characters such as Khaleesi, Arya, Theon and Renly to name a few. Given the uniqueness of these names, it really makes you remember that the origin of the word “fan” is “fanatic”.
Please visit the 13 Baby Names Inspired by Game of Thrones interactive graphic created by Names.org to click and see the number of babies named after each character by year. As the series gained in popularity, the baby naming increased as well.
Just goes to show you how life can imitate art.
Here are a few examples:
Khaleesi:
2010: Zero babies named Khaleesi
2016: 370 baby girls named Khaleesi
Arya
2010: 273 babies named Arya
2016: 1890 babies named Arya
Please visit the graphic: 13 Baby Names Inspired by Game of Thrones interactive graphic created by Names.org to see how there has also been an explosion of babies named: Kit, Roslin, Sansa, Tyrion, Shae, Daenerys and others.
