Usher Jr and Other Celeb Babies Named After Famous Parents

It takes a special person to name their child after themselves. In fact, only an elite group of celebrity offspring are carrying on their family name — and their first name. Check out the stars who made their kids juniors and bestowed their celebrity name onto their young.

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Usher

The singer's eldest son, with former wife Tameka Foster, is named Usher "Cinco" Raymond V because, well, he's the fifth boy in his family to be named Usher Raymond. And if he ever has a son, we wouldn't be surprised if that tradition continues.

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Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams

The couple welcomed their daughter in 2017 and shared photos and footage from her pregnancy, all while revealing the little girl's name in the process. Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. couldn't be more fitting.

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Jaden Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Will Smith

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Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith

Will and Jada didn't name their children exactly after them — but Jaden and Willow are close enough.

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Céline Dion and son René-Charles Angélil

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Céline Dion and René Angélil

Legendary Canadian singer Celine Dion and her beloved husband named their first boy René-Charles after his late dad.

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Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg — whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr., named after his stepfather — carried it on with two of his four children: sons Cordé and Cordell.

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Courteney Cox and daughter Coco Arquette

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Courteney Cox and David Arquette

The former couple had one daughter together and they called her Coco which is a shortened version of her mom's name, COurteney COx. COol.

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Future and Ciara

Rather than naming him Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, which is what the rapper's real name is, the former couple opted to name their only son after his dad's professional name.

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Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis

The exes share two children, daughter Vanessa and son Jack. But Jack's birth name is actually John Christopher Depp III, after his actor dad AND his grandfather.

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Ice Cube

The rapper may have legally changed his name to Ice Cube but his eldest son, actor O'Shea Jackson Jr., will happily carry their name on.

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George Foreman

Foreman married five times and, throughout his relationships, had five sons and five daughters. While the girls had more original names, the boys inherited their dad's name. Over and over (and over and over and over) again. All five of his sons share the same name: George Edward Foreman. The goal was to unite the men.

"I named all my sons George Edward Foreman so they would always have something in common," the former boxer wrote on his website. "I say to them, 'If one of us goes up, then we all go up together. And if one goes down, we all go down together!'" Though he did joke to CBN.com, "I tell people, 'If you're going to get hit as many times as I've been hit by Mohammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield, you're not going to remember many names.'"

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