Jessica Simpson finally birthed a 10 lbs, 13 oz girl named Birdie Mae Johnson

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During all three of Jessica Simpson’s pregnancies, it felt like she was gestating for a full year. Part of why it felt so long this time was because Jessica has been putting a lot of stuff out there on social media, including the time she broke a toilet seat, or the time she posted a photo of her hugely swollen feet, or the time she had to be hospitalized for bronchitis while preg (that happened less than a month ago). She also shared happier moments from her pregnancy on social media, like her baby shower, where she revealed that she and husband Eric had already picked out a name for this third child. And they didn’t change their minds! Jessica has finally given birth to a baby girl named Birdie:

She’s here! Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson welcomed their third child together, daughter Birdie Mae Johnson, on Tuesday, March 19, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Baby Birdie weighed 10 lbs., 13 oz.

Simpson and the former NFL player also share son Ace Knute, 5, and daughter Maxwell “Maxi” Drew, 6½.

[From People]

Out of all of Jessica’s baby names, I think I like Birdie the best. Birdie Mae feels like a Southern nickname for some 1950s housewife whose real name was Barbara Maybelline or something. Jessica always said that Maxwell was a family name, and I’d be willing to bet that Birdie is too, whether it was someone’s real name or a family nickname. Anyway, I’m glad that pregnancy ordeal is over for Jessica and I’m glad she waited a while between Ace and Birdie. Do you think Birdie is the last? I bet she is.

Also Birdie is a BIG baby. Birdie and Prince Lou will meet some day at an all-you-can-eat restaurant and they’ll shut it down.

PS… I cannot stand how friggin’ CUTE Ace and Maxi turned out! They are ADORABLE.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Jess’s social media.

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  1. Becks1 says:

    Aw Birdie Mae is a cute name!

    that’s a big baby. Both of mine were almost 10 pounds and people were shocked at how “big” they were, except for my family they were pretty normal. My brother was 12 lbs lol.

    • isabelle says:

      Love the name very different than the current trends.

      • petee says:

        I am sorry that is a horrible name.Birdie is just awful.My Mom is from the mid west and her Aunt’s name was Birdie.And my Mom’s name is Bernadine.She can’t stand her own name.We have a Hattie and some other bad name’s in the family. know they are very Midwestern but what little girl would like those name’s?And when you got to school you might as well be asked to be bullied.And poor Jessica has to be the most uncomfortable looking pregnant woman I have ever seen with all her children.

    • StormsMama says:

      @becks

      It is a big baby!!
      My son was 11 pounds 1.6 ounces and when I pushed him out the nurse actually blurted out “congratulations you just gave birth to a toddler”

      Jessica will probably be wearing panty liners for life- any sneeze or laugh or even a bump can trigger a pee

  2. Elisabeth says:

    kids are gorgeous, names are awful

    • Shrute’s beet farm says:

      Gorgeous kids, absolutely, but why would anyone call their child, esp a daughter, Maxi? My mind immediately goes to sanitary napkins. :/

      Also, am fond of Birdie as a nickname but not as a given name. Give your kids names that won’t get them mocked or their resumès thrown in the trash, people!

      • MarcoPoloBaby says:

        Considering employers already have a propensity to bin minority resumes for that very reason, how about give your kids the names that you like and are meaningful to you. Don’t name your kid Becky Ivanka so thay they don’t get teased, because shithead kids with asshole parents will make fun of her anyway. Name that kid Clover Margot. Name that kid Crimson Rayne. Name thay kid Ryker McKay. Name that kid Dartagnon Sassafrass!

        Don’t be an ignorant, judgmental jerk: Absolutely no one should name their kid something just to preempt human’s propensity to be complete and utter gargoyles.

      • Shrute’s beet farm says:

        Giving your kid an out-there name just because you as a parent want to be special is a nonsense concept to me. Don’t saddle a kid with a name they’ll likely be embarrassed to grow up with. If you want someone to have a unique name so bad, you can go on down to the courthouse and file name change paperwork for yourself.

      • Jay says:

        @MarcoPoloBaby, thank youuuu.

        I’m still smarting over that Dear Abby letter where that racist old woman told an Indian wife to bow to her white husbands wishes not to name their baby an Indian name bc jobs and teasing blah blah blah. Something tells me Abby would have been singing a different tune If it was a Scottish husband complaining his Indian wife didn’t want to name their kid Seamus or something.

      • Veronica S. says:

        It’s probably a baby name, to be honest. She’ll probably switch to Max when she’s older. The ‘y’ ending gives it a girlish, somewhat infantilized sound, so that’s probably why they do it. We call my friend’s son Timmy since he’s two, but he’ll likely be Tim when he’s older.

        People who throw our resumes over names are ridiculous. Most people don’t choose their own names, so that’s literally choosing a book by a cover the publisher put on it.

      • Erinn says:

        I always like when an out-there name is paired with a relatively classic name – even when the ‘classic’ name is the middle name. It just leaves the option there if the kid later in life decides they hate it.

        I have mixed feelings. I think a lot of people don’t think beyond the baby years when it comes to names. But at the same time – the trends in names are ALWAYS changing. Names traditional people find weird are eventually going to be the norm. So I’m kind of thinking that as long as you’re not naming your kid after a dictator or serial killer or something with a big negative connotation then that’s great. I mean – my name has an extra ‘n’. A surprising amount of other people add it as well. But Erin is not a ‘weird’ name. Even still, when my parents chose it my great grandmother was like “huh. That’s a strange name” and it’s an OLD name – and she still found it strange. But as soon as she saw the absolute delight that new born me was – she was like “I like it.” because she got used to hearing it, and it’s a lot easier to like a name when it’s attached to a cute kid.

      • BookOwl says:

        @Erinn – I agree. We went a little “unique” for our child’s first name (Theoden – it’s from Tolkein), but paired it with James as a middle name. He could go by TJ, or James, or the shortened version of his given name (which we use), which is Theo. Plenty of options.

      • Shrute’s beet farm says:

        I don’t think parents should only name their kids Mary or John or stereotypical “white” names. I love names that reflect a person’s culture, even if I do sometimes have a clumsy tongue and struggle to pronounce. My beef is with kids named silly things like Pilot Inspektor or Crimson Rayne (sounds like a murderous comic book villain). Example: I have a patient at work (and I won’t share her real name for obvious reasons) but it’s basically four words—none of them a name— strung together by hyphens and mom expects all four to be said together. Think Angelkiss-Butterfly-Rain; that’s not it but it’s in the same vein. Do you really think it’s fair to name a child that? Because I certainly don’t.

      • Erinn says:

        Yeah, that’s fair Shrute’s. I mean, there’s out-there… and then there’s OUT-THERE. That’s an excessive amount of ‘cutesy’.

        @BookOwl LOVE THAT NAME. And I’ve always liked James and the nickname TJ so I’m 100% on board with that haha. Literary names are something I always have a soft spot for. I could definitely see my husband wanting to slip in a Tolkien name.

      • BeeCee says:

        Who even said that Maxi is embarrassed by her name anyways? I’m sure she loves it, and probably has classmates with even more unique names.

        @MarcoPoloBaby Thank you for saying this!! My nephew’s name is Riker, and he is the cutest bundle of joy and the light of my life (…I’m sure he’s just as much for his parents). I’m a proud Auntie, and love the slightly more unique names.

        @Veronica S. I honestly love the name Max. I’ve always had it on my list of girl names if I’m ever blessed with one in the future

      • Olive says:

        i wouldn’t want to work at a place that would reject people solely based on their name anyway. it sounds like a very outdated place.

      • TheMummy says:

        I bet she goes just by Max when she is older. I think Max for a girl is really cute. But yeah…Maxi…why would anyone do that to their child?! Every kid in her school will be calling her Maxi Pad. I guarantee you she ends up going by Max.

      • Nikki says:

        Despite the flack you’re getting, a scientific study made a correlation between people with awful initials (like spelling PIG, ROT, DIE etc).with slightly earlier death rates. Supposedly the irritation every time you have to initial something or be teased is a cumulative stress that eventually adds up. I don’t think you can predict which names are going to make your kid more of a target, but some names are just a guaranteed irritant. But I never thought that about Maxi; I just thought it was a nickname for Maxine.

    • leskat says:

      My huge issue is when people name their children nicknames, like in this case, Birdie. Give your child a full name and feel free to use any nickname you choose. They can always switch between but Birdie can never go by Elizabeth or whatever.
      A friend named her daughter Gracie and I struggle to understand why she wouldn’t just name her Grace and let her go back and forth between those 2. Gracie is the name of a child, not the name of a 45 year old woman. Come at me all you want, but nicknames as names are not the best way to let your child be the adult they will eventually be.

      • AMAyson1977 says:

        Agree. My daughter has a very traditional name with a cute diminutive that we use (think Jennifer and Jenny, for example) but she always has the option to go by her formal first name at some point if she wants. Nicknames as names irrationally bother me. 😛

      • Still_Sarah says:

        The best advice I heard about baby names was to imagine how it would sound when they were adults. Birdie is a pretty name for a little girl but how will it sound when she is grown up and working? Not so good, I think.

  3. Gutterflower says:

    Holy crap Maxi and Ace are adorable!!

    • Lozface says:

      Ridiculously so – I can’t stop looking at that photo. In a non-creepy way of course.

      All such gorgeous kids! Love the name Birdie too.

    • Agirlandherdog says:

      I love her braids in the photo with the new baby. For someone who spent the first 7 years of her life with a bowl cut, Im seriously jealous of those braids.

  4. TQ says:

    Cute kids!

    And I like the baby names, which are just slightly & lovably quirky, like her.

  5. Karen2 says:

    I loved all Jessicas pregnancy photos. Dont know why. Especially that last one with the sunglasses. Was it really an ordeal?

    • TQB says:

      Because she looks real. Radiant and glowing and also hot and uncomfortable and over it. I completely felt every single pic. It’s always an ordeal, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t happy about it.

  6. Kittycat says:

    Birdie is an unfortunate name.

    “Here birdie, birdie.”

    • HK9 says:

      bwahaha!

    • Veronica S. says:

      It’s more common in the American South. Kind of a historical, old-fashioned name (or nickname) for women and girls. I kind of like it as a throw back, but I’m wondering if her daughter would’ve preferred a longer full name and used it as a nick when she was older.

    • Olive says:

      @KITTYCAT i have no idea what you are referring to, so the name is perfectly fine. not everyone has the same cultural references, so the name doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. it seems like a very southern name to me.

      • Kittycat says:

        @Olive

        You have never seen a bird and said “her birdie, birdie”. Haha.

        Glad you like the name. I think its ridiculous and really, really dumb. I hate the name and I pray North, True, Reign and now Birdie all start a band.

      • Olive says:

        @kittycat i think birdie is a great name for the early years and then only again as an old women!

    • Still_Sarah says:

      I met a woman in the ’80’s who was named Bambi. I had to ask her “Is that the name on your birth certificate?”. I admit I have no manners. She said no, her birth name was Barbara Jean but everyone called her Bambi. She seemed perfectly comfortable with the name but she could go back to Barbara Jean if she really wanted to. To me, that is a good compromise.

  7. The Crumpled Horn says:

    Awww Jessica’s pregnancies seem to be so similar to mine and they WERE NOT FUN AT ALL haha.

    I’m 5 foot 3 and put on over 35 kg with each of them and I looked like a beached whale every single freaking time.

    Its true – when ya short pregnancy is hard work ladies…

    • Erinn says:

      My mom was 5’3″ and she’s convinced pregnancy was the best she’s ever felt haha. But she was TINNNYYY even at the end of them. Which probably made it easier. I’m 5’2″ and not built like she is – the idea of it terrifies me.

    • CharliePenn says:

      MAD RESPECT! I’m 5’9” and I felt like a complete balloon! I don’t know how you ladies did it.
      Also, for the one vaginal birth I was able to give, I pushed out a 7lb 6oz baby girl. So that’s on the average to slightly smaller side… well GOOD LORD! I’m a big woman but I barely survived pushing that tiny baby out lol. I have respect for what I did and soooo much admiration and awe for women who push out babies two and even three pounds bigger than my girl.

      Woman are amazing, can I just say?! Jessica had all my empathy as she huffed and puffed through the last few weeks. Having medical problems while pregnant can realllly mess you up. Again from experience. It’s very hard to keep bloating and weight gain and overall discomfort down when you can’t even stay active.
      She’s blessed with three healthy children. Now stop! Hahahha

  8. Hanahk says:

    Hear hear for shorter woman pregnancies. I’m 5”3, incredibly short waisted and both pregnancies I gained over 70 pounds and could barely move. Especially with the second who ended up being over 9 pounds. I can’t believe I’m wearing pants with buttons again, our bodies are amazing things.

  9. Zapp Brannigan says:

    Birdie was my mothers nickname, still hurts she is no longer here. I hope this Birdie grows up to have as much spirit, joy and love in her life as the Birdie I knew and miss.

  10. Abby says:

    I was just empathizing about how it feels to be so pregnant while looking at her last “jess-station” photo on IG. She was pregnant a LONG TIME! But I’m so happy for their family, and I love Birdie Mae out of all their names the best. With their last name Johnson, it’s just so Texas to me. Congrats to them. That is a BIG baby for a 5-foot nothing mama to carry.

  11. Millenial says:

    Poor Jess, almost 11 pounds. I’m glad for her sake the pregnancy part is over.

    And Birdie is a cute name!

  12. Clare says:

    I really don’t like her brand of ‘dumb blonde woman’ but I’m impressed by how she (or her team) have managed those licensing deals – girl doesn’t have to hustle or sell anything. Just stay vaguely relevant and count her checks. It’s pretty impressive.

  13. lucy2 says:

    Wow, big baby! Jessica looks very uncomfortable in the top photo, though I do like her dress.

    I love the name Birdie…as a nickname.

  14. Prissa says:

    God bless the family! Big babies are tough. My daughter just had a 10lb 6oz baby and low blood sugar is a major factor with big babies. Although she’s breastfeeding, in the hospital she had to supplement with formula to keep baby’s blood sugar high. They are
    Little food monsters LOL

  15. Weaver says:

    I can’t wait for all the Game of Thrones era kids to come of age. We’re going to have president Cersei McDonald one day.

  16. AnnaKist says:

    Ooooooo, I’m just imagining it. All my children were 5-7 pounds.. The children are very cute.

    • Lady D says:

      My sister was obese during childbirth and her children were born weighing 10lb 13 oz, and 12lb 10oz. They were big babies.

      • StormsMama says:

        You don’t have to be obese to have a big baby
        I am 5’9 and went from prepreg weight of 138 to somewhere in the 160-165 range and I was “all baby” and gave birth to a 11 pound 1.6 ounce boy!

  17. HelloSunshine says:

    So happy for her! Her kids are gorgeous and I’m sure Birdie is too. I swear after the first pregnancy, the others tend to just drag on. I feel like I’ve been pregnant for five years this time around. Maybe Jess giving birth can be my sign to have mine already 😂

  18. Gen says:

    I was so uncomfortable at the end of my pregnancies and I’m not short (5 foot 6) and both babies where under 7 pounds. I can not imagine how a short lady with a huge baby like this must feel at 40 weeks! :O

  19. Veronica S. says:

    TEN pounds? Wow. That’s a big baby. Makes me wonder if she suffered from gestational diabetes at all. I’m assuming they went C-section because I don’t want to imagine birthing that.

  20. Other Renee says:

    Those are beautiful children. I hope they really get to have a childhood and don’t get pushed into the limelight like so many other Hollywood kids.

  21. Desolee says:

    Very cute kids. Don’t care for her naming taste at all. Seems like she’s thinking of the southern US, with these names right?

  22. Milkweed says:

    Birdie’s great but her initials are not!

  23. Velvet Elvis says:

    Brie Bella named her daughter Birdie. I just don’t get this trend.

  24. Case says:

    Her kids are so cute. Love the name Birdie! Ace is kind of a weird name, but I love Maxwell for a girl, too.

  25. Jess says:

    Poor Jessica just does not do pregnancy well at all, lol I’m glad she finally had her! She always bounces back, I think she restricts herself so much in non pregnancy life that she goes buck ass wild with food when pregnant.

    I like the name Birdie, it’s just a name and the only reason people will make fun of her or judge it is because their shitty judgmental parents taught them to do so. It’s a bunch of letters that create a name, who cares if it’s not traditional.

  26. elimaeby says:

    I’m feeling nice today, so all I will say is that DAMN do she and her husband make some cute kids. Glad to hear mom and baby are doing well.

  27. Cupcake says:

    She makes beautiful babies and I’m sure Birdie will be another beauty! Do y’all think she’ll have one more? Like maybe she just does babies in twos?

  28. Anastasia says:

    I love the name Birdie (but not Birdie Mae–bit too on the nose). It’s good this child was born to wealthy parents so she doesn’t have to worry about future professors/employers not taking her seriously due to her name.

    I was born with a two name name, VERY southern-sounding (middle name even rhymes with Mae). But when I was 2, my mother became concerned if I continued to go by it, I’d never be taken seriously in my career. This was 1972, mind you! I think she was a bit ahead of her time, though I’m thankful she insisted everyone just call me by my first name from then on out, because yeah, it’s a very hee-haw name with the middle one attached.

    But again, this child probably doesn’t need to worry about that.

  29. Nancypants says:

    Birdie is a common nickname in the South.
    I believe it’s short for Bernice or Elizabeth or Bernadette…I don’t remember.
    If you ever saw the Bette Davis movie The Little Foxes, Aunt Birdie was the abused, alcoholic wife who came from a wealthy old family and married an asshole. It took place in Louisiana which is next door to Texas.

    I did what some others did.
    My girls’ first names aren’t weird or anything but their middle names are Victoria and Elizabeth.
    If they decide their first names aren’t “professional” enough, they can use their middle names.
    So far, they haven’t.

    My son’s first name is very traditional but he’s always gone by his middle name: Shane.
    I still love that name.

  30. Seraphina says:

    They look healthy and happy, which to me are beautiful kids. Congrats to the family. My first was 10.5 so I understand what she endured.

    And I nearly spit out my coffee on the statement about the buffet! Well done!

  31. Hmmm says:

    Wow her kids are big now and I love the name Birdie. So cute.

  32. Ash says:

    Honestly I like the name and think it’s cute, but I live in the south. I almost feel like the doctor should’ve taken the baby earlier? But I’m not a doctor so I’m sure there’s a good reason? My daughter is in the second grade. Unique/different/strange names are par the course these days. I really am not shocked by any names anymore and it seems that kids aren’t either. Everyone seems to have a unique name these days, I never hear of stories anymore of kids bullying because of names, there’s just too many to go around. My daughter has a very traditional southern double name after her grandmother. I always thought I’d do something a bit unique but I suddenly became very traditional when it came to having a baby? I think it’s great that there’s so many different types of names. Spellings can get a little crazy, but I’m not a teacher either!😝