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Call them Big & Rich … & Baby.
John Rich, one half of the country duo Big & Rich, and his wife Joan have welcomed their first child, a son, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.
Cash Rich made his debut early Sunday morning, Jan. 10th at a Nashville hospital.
John, 36, and Joan, 40, wed in 2008 after quietly dating for more than five years.
The couple announced the pregnancy in October.
– Rennie Dyball
Cash Rich huh? I wonder if the middle name has to do with money also? Congrats to them.
- Brandi on
Congratulations to them. Not too keen on the choice of the name. With almost every other last name it would be alright, but with Rich it doesn’t sound too great.
- Jessi on
Better than Cash Poor.
Seriously though, the world is cruel enough without having a stupid name to defend.
- celebsarah on
Cash Rich? Oh god.
- Sunny on
wow. that’s pretty bad.
- sarah on
HAHAHA @celebsarah
- dani on
Cash Rich? Stop. Just when you think celebrity names can’t get any worse…..
- Ashlyn on
While I could see how the Cash would be for Johnny Cash coming from a musician….not when your last name is Rich. That’s asking for people to torment your kid for years.
- Mallory on
LOL
- JustMe on
Cash Rich? that is absolutely AWEFUL…
- wow_23 on
seriously? wtf.
- Jill on
cash?? really?? well babies are blessings so congrats to them,but cash rich!! to each their own i guess!!!
- shirab on
Thats a great name i like it…its better then what some celebs name their kids
- Jessi on
cash rich?!
I usually don’t comment on celeb baby names, I mean, to each his own. but … really? cash rich? ha! that poor kid.
- ab on
Cash is a great name !
- ReyesPhile on
Classy!! Poor kid…
- cris on
Oh my gosh. I like the name Cash but man, that’s pretty terrible! I’m with celebsarah though…better than being Cash Poor I guess, lol
- marfmom on
Cash Rich?? Poor child..
- Hannah on
Cash Rich? Come on. That’s right up there with Tu Morrow. Yes, yes, it’s their choice and who am I to judge, but it’s sad for the kid who will live with a name that sounds like a joke.
Not to mention the combination of two short names each ending in “sh” doesn’t sound well at all IMO.
- Aurora on
What is wrong with given a kid a normal name?
- Angi on
Oh, jeez!
- bungalow_bliss on
Cash Rich????? Wow, what a name. LOL. I hope his middle name isn’t Money
- stedine on
They should have went a step further and spelled it Ca$h. But seriously, I think it sounds like a rappers stage name.
- bre on
my first thought was LOL! omg, parents really should think about names before they give them. CASH RICH, i hope he stays true to his name and isn’t a POOR CASH! lol.
- g!na on
Wow, I’m not a fan of that first name with that last name lol.
- J.D. on
Yikes. That’s an unfortunate moniker.
- Mags on
it’s sad that some people think naming a child, a name that kid will have for the rest of his life, is a joke.
- kmb on
Not a great name, and REALLY hard to say.
- Jolie on
bre, LOL! I like your idea.
- Mallory on
Congrats to them on the baby. But yuck to the name. All I can think of is “money poor”
- megan on
What a name! I really feel sorry for the kid. They could of done better.
- Ashley on
John Rich is such an egomaniacal “insert not nice word.” It really doesn’t surprise me that he would do something like name his boy “Cash Rich” When he was on CMT Cribs, rather than showing his house, he basically just walked around talking about how much money he has and being a braggert. He best hope his boy has the same ego he does to deal with the crud he’s going to get with that name.
- Dara on
That is the stupidest name I have probably ever heard. It’s not the Cash part that bugs me, it’s the entire name. It’s like a punch line instead of a name.
- Amanda on
Ok..that has to be one of the craziest. Funny, yes, but something you are pretty much stuck with your entire life? That’s just cruel….
- Denise on
Ehhhh that’s an interesting name…
- Natasha on
Cash is dumb enough alone. Cash Rich sounds like the name of an oil tycoon in a cartoon.
- Jane on
Please tell me Rich is John’s stage name. If not wow. Just wow. @celebsarah that was hilarious.
- Shaya on
Oh Man….Cash Rich huh???? The least they could have done was name him Cashel or something, where Cash could have been a nickname.
- Brooke on
Oh Lordy….
Oh well, congrats on the baby!
- Ella on
Poor Cash Rich. I feel bad for him.
- UggaMugga.com on
I am a much bigger fan of the name chosen by his partner Big Kenny (he chose Lincoln for his son). I am a HUGE fan of Big and Rich (been to their concerts all over the country) and I am hopeful this is a joke. You know, they gave us a name so now they will be left alone, but they did not really give their kid the name Cash Rich. Boy, do I hope!
- LucyMarie on
I don’t mind Cash as a first name, but with Rich as a last name? Corny. Corny. Corny. But congrats to them regardless. I really enjoy Big and Richs music.
- Jess from Ohio on
Congratulations John & Joan on the arrival of your little bundle of joy. Happy Birthday little Cash. You were named in honor of one of Country Music’s Greatest artists. Wear the name with pride.
- Colleen on
I don’t care for their sense of humor at all and I would bet my last dollar that their kid won’t either.
- Angel on
LOL Bre! That’s about all we haven’t seen yet—symbols!
- celebsarah on
Cash Rich? That’s not corny, cheesy, tacky at all.
- Jessica on
that’s such a shame that they put those two names together! that poor kid!!!
- Rye on
Really? REALLY?!
Anyone else do a *facepalm* when they read the name?
- shannon on
Honestly, I’m not shocked about the name coming from a man who put “Mt. Richmore” in gold letters on the gate to his drive way in Nashville. Some one is quite full of himself.
- Rachel on
OMG, congrats on the birth of your baby, but serious John and his wife were lazy on this one, poor kid:(
- True on
Sorry,but that’s one of the silliest celeb names that I’ve ever heard–the only one that is worse is the Day-time TV guy who named his son–Peanut(no joke) Do these parents relise what these kids will have to go through esp if they are shy??I was a shy kid and my name is Tiffany and I got called Tits&Fanny etc.May not seem like a big deal now,but at the time I was mortified!!
- Aussie Mum on
Angi- And what’s wrong with giving your kid a unique name?
- CelebBabyLover on
I am not a fan of the name (maybe named for Johnny Cash?) anyway he’s a nice little post b-day present! John’s b-day was January 7th. Congrats to the couple!
- Sarah on
Love the subtlety of that name.
- Erica on
Congratulations to John and Joan.
I’m kind of speechless about the baby’s name, though. Cash Rich? Seriously!
- Allie-Rose on
I normally love the name Cash, but with a last name such as Rich it just doesn’t go. They may as well made his middle name ” Ka Ching “.
- Hannah W on
Hmmm funny we all thought of the same thing “I wonder if his middle name is money” LOL
I love the name cash but I don’t know if I’d name my son Cash if my last name where Rich
Congrats to the new parents
- Elisabeth on
Terrible name. It may be cute/funny on a baby but this poor child has to grow up. He’ll be the brunt of so many jokes.
- JJ on
That has got to be a joke, they will probably announce his real name later.
Very witty though! LOL
- cara on
If he is paying ‘homage’ to Johnny Cash, how about Johnny Rich?? That poor child will probably be getting into LOTS of fights with that name. Poor kid…
- Joy on
Congratulations on the baby and everything but that name is very um… it’s just weird. Baby’s going to be made fun of his whole life. Couldn’t they have named him something normal and used cash as a nickname?
- Luna on
terrible name, sorry, capitalism and consumerism is what springs to mind. why would you want your child to have such a materialistic name?
still, i’m sure he could care less about my opinion so i hope everyone’s happy and healthy, and congrats on the new baby!
- JM on
I’m pretty sure it’s a joke. Right? 
- Chris on
You know with them dating secretly for 5 years, maybe “Cash’s” real name is a secret. Anyway, kids may pick on him, but if he is raised correctly, he should be able to deal with it. On the flip-side, if the other kids are raised correctly, they should not even pick on him.
- LM on
Hehe, seriousley Cash Rich..?
- Sara on
Oh gosh! I love the name “Cash” but “Cash Rich”? They either did that on purpose or it didn’t even occur to them how it sounded. But I guess it’s better than “Cash Poor”!
- Jennifer on
Fruits, titles (i.e. Barron/Prince/Princess), colors, rhyming names, historically male names now given to females, made up names, types of birds, geez, names that are some sort of inside joke…it seems to never end. Some people will like the creativity, the individuality, or just be plain blinded by their obsession with the celebrity (i.e. can’t do no wrong) to think it is ok. But, geez, enough already. Your kid is going to be embarrassed, no amount of money is going to get your kid through a childhood of harrassment over their stupid name.
Well, at least with these names lately, the kid can rest assured that no one else in the class has their same name (can’t imagine a room full of Sparrows or Apples or Princes or Inspektor Pilot, etc).
- Denise on
Haha. He’s Cash Rich. That’s like naming your kid Justin Case, or Ima Hogg. That’s unfortunate.
- mrsh on
So classy! guess I shouldn’t expect anything less from an egotistical country singer.
- Jess on
well someone once said on here that no kid in their right mind would wish their name was Peanut if given the choice …i think we just found him.
- brannon on
I don’t know who these people are but this name borders on child abuse. They’ve just set their child up for a lifetime of ridicule.
- Elizabeth on
Are any of us surprised when children ‘tease’ other kids because of their names? Honestly, and I don’t mean because the names are “bad” I mean because the adults on here can’t even keep their manners in check long enough to just say congrats and move on. We wonder where kids get their “meanness” from!
- Tia on
At least they went outside the box on the name.. And didn’t do anything traditional good for them….
- dawn on
“Cash” is such a John Rich name…doesn’t surprise me. He is all about money and being the best, at least when it comes to interviews. I’m fairly certain he was named for Johnny Cash though. And I do believe “Rich” isn’t a stage name. He’s mentioned his grandmother as “Granny Rich” before.
That being said, glad baby and mama are healthy.
- Loralie on
I’m sorry but I’m just not a fan AT ALL.
- sarah on
That’s more a saying/expression than a kid’s name. Poor kid when he grows up. Their choice as his parents, but I can’t believe they saddled him with that…Dislike the name Cash anyhow, but combined with that surname it gets even worse…!
- Sam and Freya's mum on
Denise- I agree with you to an extent, but as far as color names, bird names, and traditionally male names now given to females…..People have actually been doing that for ages. For example, for flower names, Violet is one that has been around for quite awhile. With bird names, one very good example of a “bird name” that people have been using for years is Robin.
And as for traditionally male names given to females….Ashley, Madison, and Robin are all names that were orginally considered to be “boys names”, but now are often used for girls (almost exclusively in the case of Ashley and Madison).
Sorry for the rant. I just don’t get it when people seem to think that ALL unique names are bad.
- CelebBabyLover on
It’s a very strange name combo….but then again, my co-workers 20 year old son is named “Just-n-tyme.” No lie, hyphens and all. Says it was because she made it to the hospital in just enough time. So grateful my parents named me Jennifer.
- Jennifer on
Oops! I meant that Violet is a COLOR name that has been around for awhile, not a flower name (Violet IS also a flower name, of course, but I was referring to color names).
- CelebBabyLover on
I hate to be a hater, but I’ve got to comment. Trying to be cute when naming children is SUCH a bad idea. Seriously, Cash is bad enough by itself (to be named after money is unseemly), but that is just about the worst thing I’ve ever heard. If they are trying to say it’s in honor of Johnny Cash, make that the child’s middle name and call him something else. Name him John Cash Rich and call him J.C. Anything but Cash Rich. Tacky.
- appalled on
Terrible, imagine his name being called out in public and the stick he’ll get at school, it’s just cruel to the child.
- Louise on
Congats to John and Joan. I’ve been around John often, he may have his egotistical side at times, which he openly admits, but he also has a very sweet and generous side. Not once has he been anything but kind to me as well as down to earth and not afraid or thinks he’s “too good” to hang out in the crowd.
Cash was named after Johnny Cash has a very normal middle name. I would guess he is a very beautiful little boy.
- Marylynn on
Cash… as in Johnny Cash I’m guessing… you know, the Country Singer names his kid after a Country Legend. Not because of the last name “Rich”. I’m ASSUMING…
- Kate on
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