A couple of weeks ago, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series in dramatic fashion (with a score of 8-7 in the 10th inning of the 7th game).
So will we see a rise in the number of babies with Cubs-inspired names (like Wrigley) this year? Probably! Here are some recent examples:
- Wrigley – Katie Stam Irk (a former Miss America) and her husband Brian welcomed a baby boy several days before the final game of the series. After the Cubs emerged victorious, they named the baby Wrigley Oliver.
- Wrigley – “Bachelorette” couple Chris Siegfried (a former Chicago Cubs relief pitcher) and his wife Desiree welcomed a baby boy in October and named him Asher Wrigley.
- Faith Victory – Chicago parents Jason and Kristy Amato welcomed a baby girl in October and named her Faith Victory.
- Clark and Addison – Cubs fans Scott and Amber McFarland welcomed boy-girl twins in late June and named them Clark (son) and Addison (daughter), “after the iconic intersection outside Wrigley Field.”
The names Clark and Addison were also given to a pair of male-female red panda cubs born at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo last year.
And here’s the most impressive set of Cubs-babies I’ve seen so far: A generation ago, Cubs fanatics Julie and Ralph Dynek named their five children Addison (son), Clark (son), Sheffield (son), Grace Waveland (daughter), and Ivy Marie Wrigley Diamond (daughter). The first four were named after the four streets that surround Wrigley Field, and the fifth was named after the field’s famous ivy-covered brick outfield wall.
And don’t forget this 2007 baby named Wrigley Fields. (Visitors who commented on that post mentioned three more Wrigleys, an Addison, and a Clark.)
Have you encountered any other Cubs-inspired baby names lately, either in the news or in real life?
Updates (added June, 2017):
The Chicago Tribune reports that Stephen and Bronwyn Case of Wheaton, Illinois, recently welcomed a baby girl named Waveland. (Here’s her father’s announcement tweet.)
The Daily Herald reported in January that the first Chicago-area baby born in 2017 (twelve minutes after midnight) was a baby girl named Wrigley Rose.
And Golf Digest reminds readers that “former PGA Tour player and Cubs’ fan David Ogrin and his wife named their son Clark Addison” circa 1993. Here’s what Ogrin told the Tribune in 1996:
Believe it or not, I’ve heard recently of at least three other kids named Clark Addison. Maybe they ought to start a club.
Sources:
- Swartz, Tracy. “‘Wrigley’ is becoming a popular baby name among celebrities.” Chicago Tribune 8 Nov. 2016.
- Swartz, Tracy. “Couple who met on ‘The Bachelorette’ gives baby Cubs-inspired name.” Chicago Tribune 21 Oct. 2016.
- “Family Fandom: Cubs Fever Prompts Baseball Baby Names.” NBC Chicago 21 Oct. 2016.
- “Chicago Cubs Fans Charmed by Twins, Addison and Clark.” ABC7 Chicago 26 Oct. 2016.
- Mahany, Barbara. “Cubs fans hit streets for baby names.” Chicago Tribune 27 Jul. 2003.
- Announcing Names for Our Red Panda Cubs – Lincoln Park Zoo
- Ryan, Shannon “‘We wanted something unique to Chicago:’ Cubs fans name baby girl Waveland.” Chicago Tribune 19 Jun. 2017.
- Strege, John. “A baby named Waveland: Cubs fan names daughter after one of the streets surrounding Wrigley Field.” Golf Digest 20 Jun. 2017.
- Krishnamurthy, Madhu. “Little Wrigley among suburbs’ first 2017 babies.” Daily Herald 1 Jan. 2017.
- Minkoff, Randy. “Shooting for the Green.” Chicago Tribune 15 Dec. 1996.
Image: Adapted from 10,000 Commemoration by RMelon under CC BY-SA 3.0.
