Barbara Palvin Gives Birth: Welcomes First Baby, a Girl, with Husband Dylan Sprouse

Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse are officially parents — and they announced it the most on-brand way possible: with a pun. On Monday, September 28, the 32-year-old supermodel and the 34-year-old actor shared a joint Instagram post revealing that they had recently welcomed their first child, a baby girl. And the caption? Pure dad-joke energy from two people who haven’t even been parents that long. “We took Labor Day literally this year,” they wrote, hinting that their daughter made her debut right around Labor Day — September 7 — about three weeks before they let the rest of us in on the news.

It’s the kind of announcement that feels so perfectly them. No glossy magazine exclusive. No staged hospital hallway photo op. Just the two of them, their newborn, and baseball.

The Dodgers-Themed Debut

The photo itself is adorable in the most low-key way. The brand-new family of three posed with their backs to the camera, all decked out in matching Los Angeles Dodgers jerseys, parked in front of a TV showing the Dodgers’ September 27 game against the San Francisco Giants. Dylan cradles the baby in his arms. Barbara leans in. Everyone’s focused on the game. Honestly, it’s less “carefully curated celebrity baby reveal” and more “we’re tired, we’re happy, and the Dodgers are on.”

And the details of the jerseys were too good not to notice. Barbara wore Shohei Ohtani’s number 17. Dylan went with Miguel Rojas’ number 72. The baby — who has not yet been given a public name — had her own tiny custom Dodgers top. Fans clocked it immediately.

They’re keeping some things to themselves, which is honestly refreshing. The baby’s name hasn’t been revealed, and her face stayed out of frame. What they did give the internet was plenty, though: the announcement post racked up more than 2.5 million likes, and the comments section turned into a full-on congratulations parade from fans and famous friends alike. A few hours later, Barbara gave everyone one more little moment on her Instagram Story — a photo of Dylan holding the baby with the caption “Daddy’s girl already.” Okay, that’s officially enough to melt anyone.

A Bump Heard ‘Round Cannes

For anyone keeping track, this has been one very public — and very sweet — pregnancy journey. Barbara and Dylan confirmed they were expecting back in May, and they didn’t exactly whisper it. The announcement came on the red carpet of the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival, where Barbara debuted her baby bump in style while Dylan stood proudly by her side at the “Karma” screening.

“So grateful to everyone for getting the three of us ready last night,” Barbara wrote on social media at the time. Three of us. Reading that now hits a little different, doesn’t it?

They made the most of the pre-baby stretch after that. Their date-night game was strong — including catching Team USA take on Paraguay during the 2026 World Cup. But even then, they were clearly already in full parent-to-be mode, teasing fans with updates and soaking up the last of their just-the-two-of-them era.

Girl Dad Dylan and the “Principessa”

Then came July, and with it, the detail fans had been waiting for. On the debut episode of his new podcast, Wildmen, Dylan casually dropped that the couple was expecting a daughter — and that she already had a nickname.

“We are having a baby girl, which I’m very excited about,” he said, before revealing the couple had been calling their daughter “principessa.” He didn’t quite know why the Italian word for “princess” had stuck, but honestly, it fits. A supermodel mom and a Disney Channel icon’s daughter is going to carry a nickname like that whether she likes it or not.

“I’m excited to be a girl dad, actually,” Dylan added. “I just also unironically love a tea party.”

Barbara joined him on the podcast, and she kept it real in a way that resonated with a lot of moms-to-be. Pregnancy, she admitted, had been tougher than she expected — and she felt guilty saying so.

“Sometimes I feel guilty because I’m not enjoying pregnancy as much as a lot of women out there,” she said. “I know it’s a gift. It’s hard to breathe.”

That candor mattered. Barbara had announced the pregnancy less than a year after undergoing surgery for endometriosis, so the road to this baby wasn’t exactly effortless. Hearing a Victoria’s Secret model admit that pregnancy isn’t all glowing bump photos and blissful sighs? That’s the kind of honesty that makes people love her even more.

From a Six-Month-Unanswered DM to Parenthood

The love story behind this family is honestly one of Hollywood’s better ones — mostly because it started with Dylan shooting his shot in the most 2018 way imaginable: sliding into her DMs.

He told the whole story to W magazine back in 2019, and it remains iconic. Barbara had followed him first, so he figured he’d give it a shot: “Hey, I don’t know if you’re in New York for very long, but we should hang out if you want to. Here’s my number.” And then… nothing. For six months.

Six. Months.

She eventually replied — thankfully — and the two started dating in 2018 after first meeting the year before. By 2023, they were engaged, and that July they tied the knot in Barbara’s native Hungary in an intimate ceremony. They’ve been quietly married for three years now, largely keeping their relationship out of the constant churn of celebrity gossip and just… being a couple. Revolutionary, really.

Of course, Dylan’s twin brother Cole Sprouse is about to have some thoughts about all of this. Cole has joked in the past about the kind of uncle he plans on being, and something tells us that dynamic is about to get very entertaining very quickly. Uncle Cole energy, a tea-party-loving girl dad, and a supermodel mom — this kid doesn’t stand a chance at a normal childhood. In the best possible way.

What Comes Next

For now, the name remains a mystery, the face remains private, and the jerseys remain iconic. The couple clearly knows exactly how to do this on their own terms: announce when they’re ready, share what they want, keep the rest.

And really, that’s kind of the whole appeal of these two. Barbara went from a teenage discovery in her native Hungary to one of the most recognizable faces in fashion — a Victoria’s Secret Angel, a Sports Illustrated stunner, a red-carpet fixture. Dylan went from child star on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody to an actor, brewer, podcaster, and now — officially — a dad. Two very different paths that collided in a DM, survived a six-month reply delay, and somehow ended here: a couch, a baby, and the Dodgers game on TV.

Congratulations to the new parents. And if “principessa” needs a backup nickname? Might we suggest “Dodgers Girl.” It has a ring to it.

Source: Just Jared