The new year brought with it a barrage of celebrity pregnancy
announcements. We’re starting off 2019 strong with stars like Gordon Ramsay and
Kobe Bryant adding little ones to their (already large) families. Other
notables like Andy Cohen and Katy Tur are each going to welcome their first child
this year. And of course, what is going to be one of the most hotly anticipated
birth announcements of 2019, the Kardashian West baby. Yes, North, Saint, and
Chicago are getting another sibling, and he or she is going to have an unconventional
name to match. So start placing your bets now (and maybe take out your dictionary),
because we’ve got an eventful year ahead of us.
Joana
Pak and Steven Yeun
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Jude
Malcolm
Actor Steven Yeun and
photographer Joana Pak are expecting another little one! Their oldest is Jude
Malcolm—a handsome name that feels timely but not trendy. My guess is we’ll see
something along the same lines for baby number two, potentially one of the
following:
Girl: Audrey, Chloe, Isla, Lily, Luna,
Mae, Mila, Nora, Ruby, Sadie, Stella, Wren
Boy: Asher, Beckett, Elliot, Flynn, Graham, Holden, Jonas,
Leo, Miles, Owen, Rhys
Margo Price and Jeremy Ivey
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Judah,
Ezra
Nashville-based
country singer Margo Price is pregnant with her third child. She gave her
twins, born in 2010, the stylish biblical names Judah and Ezra. The odds are
high that Margo and Jeremy will use another name from the Bible for their next
baby, especially if it’s a boy. These are my top picks:
Girl: Anna,
Evangeline, Lydia, Mabel, Mae, Matilda, Ruth, Selah, Tabitha
Boy: Amos,
Asher, Elijah, Gideon, Isaac, Levi, Micah, Noah, Samuel, Silas
*Update* It's a girl—Ramona Lynn!
Katy Tur and Tony Dokoupil
Gender: boy
Siblings: none
When it
comes to celebrity baby names, journalists and reporters tend to be less
outrageous than other stars. Katy Tur is pregnant with her first child, and I
am not expecting anything along the lines of Kulture or Chicago. She and
husband Tony Dokoupil are much more likely to use a familiar and fashionable classic
for their son’s name. However, Katy’s middle name is Bear, which would be a fun
honorific.
Boy: Alexander, Benjamin, Bear, Emmett,
James, Jasper, Luca, Nathaniel, Theodore
*Update* Yes, baby boy is Theodore, called Teddy!
Andy Cohen
Gender: boy
Siblings: none
Bravo producer and Real Housewives wrangler Andy
Cohen is set to welcome a son in the next few weeks! Rumor has it that the name
is already picked out, although Andy hasn’t shared any hints as to what it
might be. Andy has a bright, loud, and fun personality and doesn’t take himself
too seriously—qualities that may be present in his son’s name. I highly doubt
we are going to see something too vintage, lengthy, or fussy.
Boy: Asa, Axel, Cosmo, Cyrus, Fox, Gus, Knox, Levi, Louis,
Otto, Rex, Romer
*Update* Welcome, Benjamin Allen!
Chloe Melas and Brian Mazza
Gender: boy
Siblings: Leo
It’s another boy for reporter Chloe Melas and husband
Brian Mazza. The pair are already parents to their son Leo, who was born in
2017. Do you remember what I said about journalists and baby names before? I
don’t anticipate Chloe and Brian will choose a name from out of left field for
this baby either. One of these names would be apt:
Boy: Arlo, August, Ben, Everett, Finn, Henry, Julian, Quinn,
Micah, Sam, Wyatt
Tana and Gordon Ramsay
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Megan,
Jack, Holly, Matilda
Tana and Gordon
Ramsay are having their fifth child, with a full 17-year age gap between their newest
babe and current youngest, Matilda. Baby name taste can change dramatically
over a period this long, but my guess would be that this little boy or girl
will have a name that fits with his or her older siblings. I expect Baby Ramsay
will have a name that is familiar, well-liked, and vaguely British.
Girl: Annie, Grace, Flora, Harriet,
Ivy, Josephine, Kate, Lucy, Poppy, Ruby, Sophie
Boy: Charlie, Eli, Felix, Harrison, James,
Liam, Luke, Milo, Oliver, Rory, Theo, Toby
*Update* It's a boy—Oscar James!
Vanessa and Kobe Bryant
Gender: girl
Siblings: Natalia, Gianna, Bianka
It’s baby
girl number four for the Bryants! Vanessa and Kobe love their long and romantic
Italian girl names, so I’d be shocked if they went in a different direction. My
top choice for Natalia, Gianna, and Bianka’s sister is Chiara—a vastly
underused Italian name that is related to Claire. That being said, any of these
other choices would be lovely as well.
Girl: Allegra, Arianna, Chiara, Giuliana,
Francesca, Luciana, Mariella, Sienna, Simona, Viviana
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Gender: unknown
Siblings: North, Saint, Chicago
2019 is
going to be a good one, because we have another Kardashian baby! And not just
any Kardashian baby, a Kim Kardashian-Kanye West baby, who we know is going to
have a name that will blow our minds. After three kids, Kim and Kanye’s naming
style is clear—obscure word names. My favorites for them are listed here, but
in all likelihood Kim and Kanye are going to choose a name that no one could
have ever predicted.
Girl: Ciel, Dove, Forever, Glory, Halo,
Karma, Lux, Majesty, Moon, Poetry, Revel, Soul, Wisdom
Boy: Brave, Champ, Chief, Epic, Ever, Four,
Hero, Knight, Loyalty, Noble, Quest, Stellar, Winner
*Update* Psalm West!
