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Blue Ivy Carter

Blue Ivy Carter, American singer and actress

Born
January 7, 2012
Age in 2026
14
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
2012

About Blue Ivy Carter

Blue Ivy Carter (born January 7, 2012) is an American singer, actress, and dancer. She is the first-born daughter of singer Beyoncé and rapper Jay-Z. Two days after her birth, Time dubbed Carter "the most famous baby in the world." That same day, her breathing, cries and coos were featured on Jay-Z's 2012 song "Glory", which earned her a Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to have an entry on a Billboard chart. She has been the subject of depictions in media, including impersonations on Saturday Night Live and RuPaul's Drag Race. Her 2019 single, "Brown Skin Girl" (with Beyoncé, Wizkid and Saint Jhn), entered the Billboard Hot 100 and won Best Music Video at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. This earned her second Guinness World Record for being the youngest individually credited Grammy Award recipient, and second youngest overall. The song also won an NAACP Image Award and a BET Her Award (making her the youngest BET Award recipient). Carter made her feature film debut in 2024 in Mufasa: The Lion King, as a voice actress portraying Princess Kiara. Through her mother, Carter is a granddaughter of Tina and Mathew Knowles, a first cousin once removed of Angela Beyincé, and a niece of singer Solange Knowles.

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The world when Blue Ivy Carter was born

Blue Ivy Carter was born in 2012. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2012

  • #1 song"Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye
  • Top movieArgo
  • Top TV showNCIS
  • Best-selling bookFifty Shades of Grey – E.L. James

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUsain Bolt defends 100m and 200m gold at London Olympics
  • Top headlineBarack Obama re-elected
  • Technology milestoneMars Curiosity rover lands
  • Defining fad"Gangnam Style"
  • Notable inventionGoogle Glass announced
  • World population7.08 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBarack Obama
  • Sports championSan Francisco Giants (World Series)
  • Also wonMiami Heat (NBA)
  • U.S. population313.9M

2012 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Blue Ivy Carter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20122026
Gas$3.64$3.45/gal
Average home$176,800$435,000
Average income$62,241$67,500
Minimum wage$7.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$7.96$11.95
Postage stamp$0.45$0.73
Population313.9M341 million

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