NFL star Christian McCaffrey and his wife, model Olivia Culpo, announced the birth of their first child, a baby girl named Colette Annalise McCaffrey, in an Instagram post on July 13, 2025.

A carousel of black and white photos taken at birth is captioned with the baby’s name and a simple white heart. Culpo, 33, also shared birth photos on her story where she described her C-section delivery as “the scariest and most rewarding of all experiences.”

The couple recently celebrated their first wedding anniversary after getting married in Rhode Island last summer and announced this next chapter in March. 

The new mom had previously told People she was excited and grateful to be pregnant, having dreamed of it for a long time. She also said she was keeping an open mind about her parenting style, already knowing some things are out of her control, after watching so many friends and family members parent.

Her pregnancy journey was complicated in the first trimester, and she spoke openly of early bed rest and a bout with pneumonia that lasted for two weeks. She is also an advocate for others facing endometriosis, a condition she shares. After facing these early challenges, the arrival of a healthy baby girl is all the sweeter.

McCaffrey and Culpo chose a unique and elegant name for their little one, reflecting a chic French aesthetic. 

Here are all of the details:

• : American actress Annalise Basso, Irish sailor and silver medalist at the 2016 Olympics, Annalise Murphy
• : This name peaked recently in 2021 when it jumped to 385 on the SSA’s top baby girl names. It has held steady in the top 500 since then and ended 2024 in the 462nd spot.
  

Little Colette Annalise makes her arrival just before the start of a new football season for McCaffrey, 28, who ended his season in the Super Bowl last year with the San Francisco 49ers. Speaking of the running back as a new dad, Culpo described the bond as a “love like no other.”