Rihanna has shared with the world that she gave birth to her third child on September 13, and revealed the newborn’s adorable name.
The couple have been together for 5 years
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have been together for five years, and since then, they’ve welcomed their two sons, three-year-old RZA and two-year-old Riot.
Now, they’ve announced the birth of their third baby.
The pair’s growing family is part of a running joke
As the couple kept announcing pregnancies over the past few years, it’s become a running joke within their fanbase that they would be announcing the birth of another baby way before they announce the release of new music.
Rihanna made a post on Wednesday
In an Instagram post made on Wednesday, September 24, Rihanna shared a photo with her newborn baby girl, confirming that she had been born on September 13.
Fans wasted no time congratulating the couple who were flooded with love under the post.
People were happy about the baby girl
Users were happy for the couple. One person wrote, “Awwww congrats babe. I am so so happy for you!! A beautiful girl!”
Another beamed, “Yes!!!!!! Manifested it, you know she will be beyond gorgeous congratulations Riri,” With a third saying, “Omg the Princess has arrived.”
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Rihanna revealed the girl’s name
Within the post, the artist also revealed her daughter’s unusual name, and many have already started working out the homages the name pays to the men in Rihanna’s life. The baby’s name is Rocki Irish Mayers.
People have guessed the relations to the name
The girl’s name, Rocki, is an apparent shout out to her father, whose stage name is A$AP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers.
The ‘Irish’ middle name seems to pay homage to Rihanna’s father, whose heritage was African, Irish, English and Scottish.
A$AP Rocky has previously expressed his excitement
The father had previously expressed his desire to have a girl after having two boys.
In a recent interview with Elle, he said, “I hope it’s a girl. I really do. We’re praying for a girl. Our first time, we wanted to know the sex of the baby. The second time, we didn’t want to know.”
They wanted to keep it a mystery
“Third time, we don’t want to know until, you know. I feel like it’s going to be a girl. This pregnancy is so different from the other two,” the rapper added.
“You can tell from the experience. I hope it’s a baby girl, man. I need that.”
