Mormon WivesStar Whitney Leavitt Broke Her Baby Naming Rule 'to Feel Connected' to Son Before His Birth (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Whitney Leavitt and with her husband and their newborn son, Billy.Photo:Courtesy of Whitney Leavitt

Courtesy of Whitney Leavitt

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesstar andhusband Connerwelcomed their newest addition on Wednesday, Oct. 24, a rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE. Leavitt says that they usually wait until meeting their newborn to pick a name, however, they broke that rule during her recent pregnancy.

Whitney Leavitt with her family, including newborn son Billy.Courtesy of Whitney Leavitt

“We fell in love with the name immediately — even before meeting him,” the mom of three tells PEOPLE.

Whitney Leavitt and with her husband and their newborn son, Billy.Courtesy of Whitney Leavitt

Meanwhile, the MomTok creator says she was “very confident” Billy was going to be a boy since her recent pregnancy was “so similar” to her experience while expecting Liam. The moment her instincts were confirmed was still as special as she hoped.

“Finding out the gender in the delivery room was a feeling of greater anticipation that I couldn’t wait for,” she says. “Finding out we were having another boy was an overwhelming sense of emotion.”

source: people.com