Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's baby's name has finally been revealed after being kept under wraps for nearly a year. The couple's baby boy is named RZA Athelston Mayers, according to a copy of the child's birth certificate obtained by The Daily Mail . The moniker is believed to be inspired by iconic producer and rapper RZA, leader of the American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Meanwhile, the child's middle name may have been inspired by his father, A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers.
Although the couple has never announced their son's name to the world, the "Umbrella" hitmaker has been spotted wearing Wu-Tang Clan and RZA T-shirts and merchandise over the past year, seemingly dropping hints.
News of Rihanna's pregnancy with RZA was first reported in January 2022, when the singer was photographed with her baby bump fully exposed. The "Work" actor later confirmed the news of her pregnancy with an Instagram post in February 2022, captioning it: "How do these guys step up for Black History Month." Rihanna then and A$AP Rocky welcomed their first child on May 13, 2022, in Los Angeles.
In December 2022, the Oscar nominee gave fans their first look at little RZA in an adorable TikTok video in which the little boy smiled at his superstar mother — who could be heard asking in the background Said: "Do you want to take mom's cell phone?"
A few months later, Rihanna shared the first official photo of her and A$AP Rocky's son in British Vogue's March 2023 issue, which was revealed on February 15, just after she revealed they were dating A few days into her pregnancy, she was about to give birth to her second child. Super Bowl halftime show.
In an interview with British Vogue in March 2020, the "We Found Love" hitmaker revealed that she wanted to be a mother to "three or four" children - with or without a partner. "If you don't have a father in your child's life, they devalue you as a mother," she said. "But the only thing that matters is happiness, and that's the only healthy relationship between parent and child. The only thing that truly nurtures a child is love."
