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Vogue Williams reveals baby boy’s name after ditching controversial first choice

Vogue Williams reveals baby boy’s name after ditching controversial first choice

Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews have welcomed their baby boy and finally revealed the name they chose instead of Elvis.

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Ruairidh Pritchard

Published: September 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM

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After months of baby-name deliberations, Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews have finally revealed what they’ve called their new arrival.

The couple shared a gorgeous first picture of their newborn son on Instagram, introducing the latest addition to their family after Vogue previously admitted they had gone back to the drawing board over his name.

And their final choice is Remy Valentine Matthews, a rather different direction from the headline-making name they had originally planned.

Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews reveal baby Remy

Vogue and Spencer announced their son's name in a joint Instagram post alongside a sweet photograph of the newborn snoozing in a cream outfit.

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Keeping the announcement beautifully simple, Vogue wrote: “Remy Valentine Matthews ❤️”

The reveal answers a question Vogue's podcast listeners have been following for some time, particularly after she disclosed that the couple had abandoned their original choice shortly before their son's arrival.

The couple had planned to call their baby Elvis

Vogue previously revealed on her My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast that she and Spencer had been planning to call their son Elvis.

She even revealed the full name they had been considering, Elvis Presley Williams Matthews.

But despite loving Elvis, Vogue admitted she had never felt “100% comfortable” with giving her son such a distinctive name.

I honestly thought, though, because it's been on my mind where I've been like, I just, I haven't ever been like 100% comfortable with it because I'm like, as much as I love the name, it's such a big name to take on when you're little or when you're going to like try and get a job or something when you're older. And I just wasn't 100% sure.

Vogue Williams

Why Vogue had second thoughts about Elvis

Vogue also revealed at the time that Spencer had received phone calls from family members about their choice, although she insisted their opinions weren't the reason she changed her mind.

Instead, she said she couldn't shake the feeling that Elvis could simply be “too much for him”.

The mum was keeping her alternative baby names firmly under wraps, joking with podcast co-host Joanne McNally about increasingly out-there possibilities including Rocket, Apple Whimsy Woo and Hummus Harriet.

There was one thing she appeared certain of, though. Elvis was officially off the baby-name list.

“Okay, Elvis will happen in my life,” Vogue joked on the podcast, suggesting she might save it for a future dog instead.

From Elvis to Remy Valentine

Now the waiting is over, and Remy Valentine Matthews is officially here.

And Vogue and Spencer's final choice gets the MadeForMums seal of approval, too. We included Remy in our list of 90 short baby names that work in every language, describing the French name, which means “oarsman”, as a soft, rising choice with plenty of unisex charm.

The couple haven't shared the inspiration behind either Remy or Valentine in their announcement, but after all those months of deliberating, it's the first confirmation of the name they ultimately chose for their little boy.

And for anyone who followed Vogue's very relatable journey from having a favourite name to questioning it at the last minute, Remy's arrival brings the great baby-name debate to a very sweet conclusion.

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Ruairidh PritchardDigital Growth Lead

Ruairidh is the Digital Lead on MadeForMums. He works with a team of fantastically talented content creators and subject-matter experts on MadeForMums.