Newsflash! The baby’s name is Bronx Mowgli.

In an announcement on the official website of husband Pete Wentz’s band, Fall Out Boy, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz made public what has been speculated for some time — they’ve got a baby on the way.

The couple married earlier this month, on May 17.

The parents-to-be made the following statement on the site:

“While many have speculated about this, we wanted to wait until after the first trimester to officially confirm that we are expecting our first child. This is truly the most joyous time in our lives and we are excited to share the happy news and start our family.”

With the uncertainty out of the way, now we can all focus on the really important stuff, like what the new baby name will be.

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Does Matthew McConaughey really want to name his upcoming son Bud, after Budweiser Lite? Probably.

Will mom-to-be, Brazilian model Camila Alves, let it happen? I don’t think so.

Is Anheuser-Busch, maker of Budweiser (the King of Beers) loving this? For sure.

With the McConaughey baby arriving possibly in July, it’s time to guess what the the newborn’s name might really be. It won’t be Bud!

I’m in favor of naming him Suds. Let’s hear your ideas!

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Clay Aiken, the 29 year-old pop singer and alumnus of American Idol, has, according to TMZ, provided the donor sperm to impregnate his ‘best friend’ — record producer Jaymes Foster, 50.

Foster is the sister of record mogul David Foster. She is divorced, and has no children, yet.

TMZ goes on to say that Aiken will be more than just a famous donor. He intends to have an ‘active role’ in the raising of the child. But will he get to help choose the baby name?

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CONFIRMED: Country music star Dierks Bentley, 33, are his wife Cassidy, 32, are expecting their first child later this year. No word yet on the gender, so we can’t start guessing the baby name yet.

CONFIRMED: American Idol former runner-up Bo Bice, and his wife Caroline Fisher, are expecting their second child in August. Bice and Fisher not only know the gender, they’ve picked out a name already! It’s Caleb.

CONFIRMED: Adam Sandler and his wife Jackie are expecting their second child this fall. The new baby will be joining big sister Sadie Madison, so we’re expecting another a cool baby name to match!

CONFIRMED: Laura Allen of the T.V. show Dirt, and her husband Bruce Weyman are expecting their first in late summer.

CONFIRMED: Sabrina the Teenage Witch star, Caroline Rhea, 44, (pictured at right), and her boyfriend, comedian Costaki Economopoulos, will be jumping into parenthood this fall. Rhea’s age is already leading to some sprightly discussion around the blogosphere!

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There seems to be some confusion about Nancy Kerrigan’s new baby’s name, although hometown paper Boston Herald seems pretty sure it’s Nicole Elizabeth.

The 38 year-old Olympic champion skater gave birth to her first daughter on May 14 in Massachusetts. Nicole Elizabeth is the third child for Kerrigan and her husband, agent Jerry Solomon. The couple have two sons, Brian and Matthew.

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Sometimes, the names that celebrities give their children become a big hit in the general population. The latest statistics from the Social Security Administration show that Gwen Stefani’s choice of Kingston for her son has started a trend.

Kingston was barely a blip in the Top 1000 most popular baby names back when 2006 statistics came out. But this year, the stats for 2007 show Kingston jumping from # 942 to # 355.

Some other celebrity baby names that seem to have sparked a trend with new parents:

Ava, as in Reese Witherspoon’s daughter, is the 4th most popular girl’s name in the U.S.

Shiloh, as in Jolie-Pitt, jumped onto the top 1000 list in 2007, at # 804. The boy’s name Maddox is moving up quickly also.

Jayden, the name of Britney Spears’s son, is a name that has been rising for a number of years. But in 2007, the year following Jayden James Federline’s birth, it hit the after-burners, moving from # 49 to # 18.

But just because it’s high profile doesn’t mean a celebrity baby name will get picked up by the masses. Suri Cruise, for example, was born before Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, but so far at least, new parents aren’t biting.

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In a move that you would expect from a bunch of frat brothers circa Animal House, Matthew McConaughey is said to be in favor of naming his upcoming son, expected in July, after his favorite beer.

Fortunately for the kid, McConaughey’s favorite brew is not St. Pauli Girl.

UPDATE: McConaughey and Alves welcomed a son on July 7 — and named him Levi. Sanity prevailed.

The high-testosterone star apparently loves to chug a Budweiser now and then, so his name of choice for the baby is Bud. It’s reported that his older brother Michael named his second son Miller Lyte, so there is a real family tradition here.

On the upside, mom-to-be Camila Alves, a Brazilian model, is apparently not enamoured of the “Suds r Us” school of baby names. She is said to be averse to the choice, and will be pushing for a more traditional name.

Be honest, who likes Bud for McConaughey’s baby name?

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As this puff piece in People shows, the gossip world is building the hype for the Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban baby event, due this summer. So we’ll do a little hyping of our own — Celebrity Baby Names style.

The big question: what baby name will Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban choose?

Keep in mind that Kidman already has two children from her marriage to Tom Cruise — Isabella, 15, and Connor, 12. Both of those names are now somewhat dated, especially Connor. Since we don’t know the sex of the baby, it’s twice as difficult to guess what the name will be, but let’s do it anyway! Post a comment if you’d like to join the fun, and guess the name of Kidman’s baby.

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CONFIRMED: Baby Mama star Amy Poehler, 36, and her husband, actor Will Arnett, 37, are expecting their first child together. The baby is due sometime this fall.

CONFIRMED: One of the icons of the celebrity baby names world is Pilot Inspektor, the four-year-old son of actors Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf (now Splitsville). Lee’s new girlfriend, Ceren Alkac, is expecting a baby in the fall. It’s the first child for the couple. How on earth are they going to find a name that can hold its own against Pilot Inspektor? UPDATE: May 9. People reports that Lee and Alkac are expecting a girl.

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