CBB Exclusive: Jason Priestley welcomes daughter Ava

CBB exclusive update: Baby’s name is Ava.

Originally posted July 6th:Actor Jason Priestley, 37, and his wife Naomi are new parents to a baby girl born on Monday, July 2nd. She weighed in at 7 lbs, 4 oz.

Source: Us Weekly

Photo by Vipix; specifically for use on The Celebrity Baby Blog, Inc.

Thanks to CBB reader SY.

Comments

congrats to jason and naomi I can’t wait to here the name

- sage on July 6th, 2007

Yeah I love him. I cant wait to hear the name. Congrats!!!

- M on July 6th, 2007

Awwww!!! Brandon has a baby!!!! YAY!!! Congrats to Jason and Naomi!!

- tink1217 on July 6th, 2007

Loved jason as Brandon on 90210, congrats to them. I knew it was a girl for some reason. Can’t wait to hear her name, and hopefully see pics.

- Gabriella on July 7th, 2007

“Congratulations” to “Priestleys Girls”, I think this baby is going to be gorgeous! I am sure she will have a name to match.

Lots of Love to them all!

Love Roni

- Veronica on July 7th, 2007

He was on Regis and Kelly today and they were discussing kids, but I tuned in too late, anyone know if he mentioned a name?

Sarah’s note: I didn’t catch it, but we did hear from friends at Us Weekly that they will have details and photos in the coming weeks.

- SY on July 9th, 2007

What a great name! I love it!

- Amy on July 11th, 2007

Another Ava? Personally, I’ve never liked the name because of the character Ava on Loving.

- say on July 11th, 2007

I love the name Ava but it’s seems to be so over used. I wonder if the middle name will be Elizabeth/Elisabeth.

- Jennifer on July 11th, 2007

Not that it’s a bad name…but why do all these celebrities name their daughters Ava..it’s getting a little boring!

- Ella on July 11th, 2007

The name Ava is beyond gorgeous, but every 3rd girl has that name anymore. I’m not saying to name a girl Apple or Pear, but wow, none of these people had to go through elementary school as “Lisa M,” or “Jennifer D” or whatnot, because of all the people with those names!

- daphneesmith on July 11th, 2007

As a few of you have said the name Ava is quite a common celebrity baby name here is a list of the celebrities,
John McEnroe
Reese Witherspoon & Ryan Phillippe
Hugh Jackman
Kevin Dillon
Will Champion
Aidan Quinn
Heather Locklear & Richie Sambora
Larry Mullen, Jr.
Amy Acker
Martin Gore
and now Jason Priestley has jumped on the bandwagon.

- Amme on July 11th, 2007

I really like the name Ava, but it does seem to be used a great deal in Hollywood. I think that’s likely just a reflection of how popular the name is nowadays; it’s definitely in the top 10 most popular names for girls, and it may have climbed even since last year. It saw a surge of popularity after Reese Witherspoon gave her daughter the name in ’99.

- Lauren on July 11th, 2007

Not another Ava!! I used to LOVE the name Ava because I love Ava Gardner, and when I was younger I wanted to name my future daughter that. But not anymore…its too common.

- Heather on July 11th, 2007

Ava again? I love the name but it’s used so much now. Congrats to them though!

- halifaxhoney on July 11th, 2007

im like everyone here. I LOVE the name Ava, even myself I have plans of aclling my future daughter Ava Paige Nicole. But its coming to be way to common in the celebrity world and its starting to bug me a little.

I still LOVE the name though

- Laura on July 11th, 2007

i agree – pretty but overused. maybe katie and peter will shake things up a bit :0

- brannon on July 11th, 2007

ugh….ANOTHER Ava??

- morgan on July 11th, 2007

Wow, I totally called that they would name her Ava. I said the first day that they announced her birth, that they would name her Ava. I think I’m physic, wow.

- Jess on July 12th, 2007

yeah! That’s my daughter’s name-it’s a beautiful name-we get compliments all the time. I wanted Emma but that was the number 1 name and came up with Ava instead…I just forgot to check the rest of the list TO SEE THAT Ava WAS NUMBER 3! LOL

- April on July 12th, 2007

Ava is a cute name, reminds me of the beautiful actress ava gardner. It’s way too overused now, but at least it’s a normal type name. Can’t wait to see the baby, loved jason since 90210.

- gianna on July 16th, 2007

Beautiful, classic name!

Although it’s pretty common these days with celebrities –lots of Ava and Lola’s < --sorry, NMS!, it's a beautiful name that suits a young child, and a grown woman. Also easy to say, spell, can't shorten it... Bravo!

- KW on July 22nd, 2007