The birth of Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s baby girl has the Internet in a tizzy. From a fantasy registry to a way of creating your own Beyoncé baby name, see the funniest inside jokes inspired by Blue Ivy Carter.
Blue Ivy’s parents may be taking extra precautions to ensure that no paparazzi snap photos of their baby girl, but where there’s a will, the Internet has a way. Jay-Z’s face Photoshopped onto stock baby photos has emerged as one of the newest Internet memes of the week. Let’s hope Blue Ivy won’t look anything like these bizarre photo creations, which borrow more heavily on Jay-Z's features than those of the renowned beauty Beyonce.
Compared to the names mere mortals choose for their offspring, “Blue Ivy” may seem a bit out there. But one site has taken it upon itself to prove that in the grand tradition of eccentric celebrity baby names, Blue Ivy is actually pretty mundane. At least it is when juxtaposed with names like Kal-El (Nicolas Cage’s son), Jermajesty (Jermaine Jackson’s son), or Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen (the unfortunately named daughter of musician Frank Zappa).
Gone are the days when one might have found images of blue ivy leaves on Google Images’ search results. Much like the wedding-planning agency that, coincidentally, was also named Blue Ivy, Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s new baby daughter has largely eclipsed the plant in terms of search-engine results.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s out-there baby name has confused some but apparently inspired many others. The Twitter hashtag #MyBeyonceBabyName has emerged as the layman’s method of finding out what one might have been named the Beyoncé and Jay-Z way. By combining a favorite color with the name of a favorite plant, names like “Orange Tomato” and “Green Rose” have been created.
Speculation about the meaning of Blue Ivy’s name has reached a fever pitch, even resulting in some wild conspiracy theories. According to The Frisky, rumors have surfaced claiming that Blue Ivy’s name is a symbol of Beyoncé’s and Jay-Z’s commitment to Satan. “Blue Ivy spelled backwards is Eulb Yvi, which means either A) ‘Lucifer’s daughter’ in Latin or B) was the name of Lucifer’s daughter in Latin,” the site explains. Another theory purports that Blue Ivy’s name is a sign of her parents’ involvement in the secretive group known as the Illuminati. This rumor claims that Blue’s middle name is actually an acronym for “Illuminati’s Very Youngest,” a theory that a (fake) Illuminati Twitter account seems to embrace wholeheartedly.
Apparently nothing is too good for King Jay and Queen B’s baby girl. Upon receiving news of the little one’s birth, Black Voices created a fantasy baby registry for Blue Ivy Carter, featuring everything a little girl could ever need, want, and then some. One of the most publicized babies in the world is entitled to a $500 spoon, $425 blanket, and $4,000 baby bathtub, isn’t she?
It’s never too early to start planning a party. Days after Baby Blue celebrated her first birthday, The Colony, a trendy Los Angeles nightclub, is planning another celebration in her honor—her 21st birthday bash. The supposed event is scheduled for Jan. 3, 2033, and the promotion features a Photoshopped image of Jay-Z wearing a girlish wig and sipping on a blue beverage. Let’s hope Little Ivy inherits her mother’s good looks.
Look who’s tweeting: Blue Ivy Carter knows considerably more swear words than your average newborn. Or that is, her fake Twitter feed, @ItsBlueIvy does. The parody account assumes the personality of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s firstborn and tweets about everything, from designer diapers to rival babies. On Jan. 10, @ItsBlueIvy tweeted, “just ordered some new rims for my stroller” and “just talked a baby into giving me his animal crackers #CrawlSoHard.” The account gained more than 20,000 followers in 48 hours.
With very few photos of Blue Ivy being released, it was only a matter of time before onlookers took matters into their own imaginations. This representation of the birth of Blue Ivy was made by Next Media Animation, the company behind many pop-culture anime parodies, and features a spotlight on a dancing and singing Baby Blue prodigy. Daddy Jay-Z is seen in a New York Yankees hat thrusting money at hospital workers in an attempt to keep the birth private. The video also incorporates Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” into the score.
