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Blue Ivy Carter Turns 14 as Tina Knowles Reveals Name's 'Blueberry' Origin

Tina Knowles marked the milestone with an Instagram tribute disclosing the personal story behind her granddaughter’s name.

Overview

  • Knowles shared a year-by-year photo collage and described Blue as “sweet, kind, humble,” “a fighter,” and “smart as a whip.”
  • She recounted that Beyoncé was about two months pregnant and extremely nauseated during the 2011 A Night With Beyoncé taping, a pregnancy kept private at the time.
  • Blue’s most recent public outing was a Dec. 10 courtside appearance with Jay-Z at a Lakers game, noted for a Balenciaga jacket, Diesel bag, and burgundy Isabel Marant wedge sneakers.
  • By age nine, Blue earned a Grammy and a Guinness World Record as the youngest individually credited Grammy winner.
  • She has performed with Beyoncé on the Renaissance World Tour and the 2025 Cowboy Carter Tour, where she was nicknamed “manager” as a lead dancer.