On July 24, Kansas City couple Haley Richardson and Robert Dillon welcomed a baby girl named Kelce Taylor-Grace.
The baby’s first name was inspired by Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, and the first part of her middle name came from singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who has been romantically linked to Travis Kelce for several years.
Swift and Kelce took their relationship public in September of 2023, when Swift attended a Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium; the hospital took the baby’s name public the day after she was born, with a Facebook post that said, in part, “Kelce Taylor is officially in her newborn era.”
The name also contains an Easter egg (in “true Swift fashion”): the initials of the hyphenated middle, Taylor-Grace, are a nod to former Chiefs player Tony Gonzalez.
Source: Ellis, Maddie. “Parents of Newborn Named After Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Share How They Came up With the Name.” Today.com 27 Jul. 2025.
Image: Adapted from Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes & daughter – Arrowhead Stadium for Chiefs vs Chargers 10-22-2023 by Larry Koester under CC BY 2.0.
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