What is the name of Beyoncé’s first daughter, born in 2012?

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Beyoncé’s first daughter is Blue Ivy Carter, born on January 7, 2012. She is the eldest child of Beyoncé and rapper and entrepreneur Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.

Blue Ivy’s birth received worldwide media attention, and she later appeared in her parents’ creative projects. She received a songwriting credit on Beyoncé’s song “Brown Skin Girl,” which won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2021.

Blue Ivy is sometimes confused with her younger sisters, Rumi and Sir Carter. Rumi and Sir are twins, born in 2017, while Blue Ivy was born five years earlier. The children’s surname is Carter, although their mother is widely known professionally as Beyoncé.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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