Cardi B was born in the Bronx, New York, U.S. Specifically, most authoritative sources state she was born in the Bronx on October 11, 1992. Some mention her birth at or near Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood, but she was primarily raised in the Highbridge neighborhood of the South Bronx. Her birth name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, and she has Dominican and Trinidadian heritage through her father and mother, respectively.