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Brody Jenner Welcomes Baby No. 2 — Names Daughter After Dolly Parton

Brody Jenner and wife Tia Blanco are \"officially a girl dad to 2\" after welcoming daughter Dolly Jane Jenner, a name with a sweet country-music nod and a surprising family connection.

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The Weekly Observer

SEP 26, 2026 · 3 MIN READ
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Brody Jenner Welcomes Baby No. 2 — Names Daughter After Dolly Parton
Brody Jenner in 2008 (file photo). Photo by Carter Photography, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Brody Jenner and his wife, professional surfer Tia Blanco, welcomed their second child together on Saturday, September 21, announcing the news publicly on Instagram this weekend. The baby girl's name: Dolly Jane Jenner — a choice multiple outlets report as a nod to country music legend Dolly Parton.

The name carries an extra layer of family history. Brody's mother, Linda Thompson, co-wrote Whitney Houston's \"I Have Nothing,\" which appeared on The Bodyguard soundtrack alongside Parton's own \"I Will Always Love You\" — a connection several entertainment outlets flagged as giving the name extra resonance, according to Parade's report on the birth.

Jenner described the labor as intense but quick and unmedicated, with both mother and baby reported in \"perfect health.\" Dolly Jane joins big sister Honey, born in July 2023, making her the couple's second child.

OFFICIALLY A GIRL DAD TO 2

\"Tia, I'm so proud of you. Watching you become a mom all over again reminded me just how amazing you are,\" Jenner wrote in his announcement. \"Our family is everything to me, and seeing it grow from 3 to 4 is a feeling I'll never forget. Officially a girl dad to 2,\" he added, per E! News' coverage of the announcement.

The couple announced Blanco's pregnancy back in March and married in an intimate ceremony at Linda Thompson's Malibu home. Jenner, best known from MTV's \"The Hills,\" has yet to share additional photos of Dolly Jane beyond the initial announcement, and Blanco has not yet posted publicly about the birth herself. More details — including, presumably, the first family photos — are expected in the coming days.

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