Charlotte Church's Baby Will Be Named Ruby — Ava Is Dumped

September 24, 2007

Charlotte Church's Baby Will Be Named Ruby — Ava Is Dumped

Following reports that she was “gutted” when pianist and model Myleene Klass named her baby Ava in August, British singer Charlotte Church, 21, and rugby player boyfriend Gavin Henson, 25, have named their newly-arrived daughter Ruby Megan. Charlotte Church photo

The baby was born at the couple’s home in England, around September 21.

Ruby is a great choice. Classic, making a comeback, not too popular. Ava, meanwhile, according to one website, is poised to become the number one name in the United States. Which means it will be the new Britney in a few years.

Ruby, unlike Ava, was very popular in the 1930s and 1940s — Hollywood’s Golden Age. Despite the association with Ava Gardner, the name Ava was never very popular, until it shot up the charts in the last decade.

So in the end, Church may thank Klass for stealing her chosen name out from under her.