What Spanish term commonly names the girl celebrating a quinceañera?

The Spanish term commonly naming the girl celebrating the event is quinceañera.

In Spanish, quinceañera can refer to the female celebrant who is marking her fifteenth birthday. In English, the same word is also widely used for the party or broader celebration, so its meaning depends on context.

The word is related to quince, the Spanish number fifteen. The traditional spelling includes ñ, although quinceanera without the tilde is often seen in English-language writing. The term is feminine; a male celebrant may be called a quinceañero in contexts where a comparable celebration is held.

Quinceañera should not be confused with dama, which commonly names a female member of the court of honor, or madrina, which can refer to a sponsor or godmother. Those people support the celebration but are not the central celebrant.