Frances Cobain & Riley Hawk welcomed their first child, son Ronin

Last year, Frances Bean Cobain married Riley Hawk. Both are “nepo babies” of a sort – Frances is the daughter of Courtney Love and the late Kurt Cobain. Riley Hawk’s father is Tony Hawk, the iconic skateboarder. Frances and Riley’s wedding was officiated by her godfather, REM frontman Michael Stipe. It was a very “look at Gen X’s babies, all grown up” story. Well, here’s a beautiful addendum to that story: Frances and Riley have just welcomed their first child. Tony Hawk is a first-time grandfather and Kurt Cobain would have been too.

Frances Bean Cobain and her husband Riley Hawk are parents! On Saturday, Sept. 28, Frances, the daughter of Courtney Love and late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, announced in an Instagram post that she and Riley, 31, welcomed their first child, a baby boy.

The new mom, 32, revealed that the couple’s son was born on Sept. 17 and is named Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk.

“Welcome to the world most beautiful son. We love you more than anything ✨,” Frances captioned the post.

In the set of black-and-white photos, the newborn can be seen holding hands with his mom in one shot, while another shows Riley — who is the son of retired pro skater Tony Hawk — holding the baby in his arms as he stands outside with trees behind him.

Many of the couple’s famous friends and family members shared their well-wishes in the comments of Frances’ baby announcement post, including new grandpa Tony, who joked: “My favorite grandson!”

[From People]

The name, you guys. Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk. I love it. Ronin is a cool name – many will associate it with Japan, but it also has Irish origins. I’m so happy for Frances and Riley and everyone else. I wonder if her mother was allowed to be around for the birth? It would be wild if Courtney was able to be there for Frances and keep quiet about it (which is why I kind of doubt Love was around).

Photos courtesy of Cover Images and Instagram.

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28 Responses to “Frances Cobain & Riley Hawk welcomed their first child, son Ronin”

  1. Amy T says:

    Congratulations! Wishing them health and happiness.

  2. Eowyn says:

    If she and her husband are in their 30s, I must be getting old. I forget that sometimes…

    • Lgtrent says:

      Ha! Same…At the headline I thought ooohhh…super young marriage and baby right away, wow! Then, the actual ages. Oh. Then, the realization that I am going to be 50 this year, so I guess that tracks…lol!

      • smcollins says:

        Right? Like, wait a minute, she’s only…oh….damn, I’m getting old!
        I’ve always had a soft spot for her & wish her (them) all the best!

  3. Mightymolly says:

    Congratulations! I wish all the love and a stable family life for Frances. Did everyone else know that Michael Stipe was her godfather? I really don’t think of him as being around that crazy Kurt Cobain/Courtney Love/Billy Corgan scene.

    • K-Peace says:

      Yes i think i remember reading that at some point. I know that Kurt & Michael Stipe were very close friends. I remember Stipe being very devastated by Kurt’s death.

  4. ML says:

    Congratulations to FBC and RH on their son, Ronin! I also am a fan of the name they chose.

    Whispers, “Kurt Cobain has a grandchild around the same age as Dave Grohl’s youngest daughter.”

  5. ayala says:

    Courtney Love is a grandma, weird

  6. chatter says:

    I hope a happy future for them all.

  7. Digital Unicorn says:

    Aww congrats – hope everyone is doing well.

    Am glad she has found happiness with Riley who seems like a good guy – her first husband was such a using scum bag (did she ever get her fathers guitar back? Didn’t he try to sell it?).

    On a superficial note she looks a lot like her father as does he – Courtney is gonna love being a grandma!!!

    • elle says:

      On a superficial google, no, she didn’t, but there was potential for a rabbit hole, so I had to back away. I had never heard of her ex’s ex and son, for starters. I know what I’ll be doing next time work gets slow!

    • DaveW says:

      No, she never got the guitar back and to add insult to injury, her ex-husband auctioned it off for something like $6 million.

  8. Kirsten says:

    Congrats to them!

  9. Amy says:

    Whenever I see these stories, I kinda wonder how all the nepo babies know each other. Do they all hang out at the same bars? Have a group chat? Is it like like a shared experience support group?
    I’m here for it, just would love to be a fly on the wall when some of these young’uns get together

    • It Really Is You, Not Me says:

      I always wonder that too! It’s not like they go to a lot of industry events where they would meet other industry people (as far as we hear). I always land on they must have mutual acquaintances from their school days or current jobs that introduce them at parties or set them up on blind dates.

      • liz says:

        A lot of them go to school together – if they live in NYC or LA, they live in the same neighborhoods and/or go to the same private schools. Eventually, many of them end up at the same short list of boarding schools. My child went to schools where you would see celebs doing drop-off in the morning or in the audience at the school musical. Those kids all knew each other, even if they weren’t in the same grade.

  10. Norman Bates' Mother says:

    Ronin Hawk? Sounds like Marvel-inspired name with Ronin and Hawkeye both being incarnations of Clint Burton. It’s at least a normal name, nothing atrocious.

  11. CLOVE says:

    Congratulations to her! Damn, she looks just like her dad!

  12. Grant says:

    She’s a beauty (and Riley is quite the looker himself, if I recall correctly). Wish them both the best!

    • Mil says:

      Her parents were stunning, so no wonder FBC is a beauty.

      Wishing baby Cobain all the luck in the world! And I hope Love will be a present grandma.

  13. Anonymous says:

    I’m so happy for Frances. She seems grounded and level headed given her turbulent childhood.

    • lucy2 says:

      I’m happy for her too, and have always been impressed by how well she’s getting through life. Not many people with that background do. She must be very smart and mature.
      Beautiful photos too.

  14. Lucía says:

    How lovely. I’m so glad she was able to build a happy life for herself. Wish them all the best!

  15. Anonymous says:

    Frances is really a beautiful woman. The best of Kurt and Courtney blended perfectly together. She looks like both of them, but I think that she looks a little more like Kurt.

  16. Polly says:

    I am so happy that she seems happy and healthy and grounded.

    I’m also amazed at how much she looks like her dad and to weirdly paraphrase Hamilton, at least we get to still have his eyes in our life.

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