Social media star, pop culture icon, and queen of unexpected choices Trisha Paytas has once again outdone herself. The YouTuber, 37, recently announced that she had given birth to her third child, a baby boy. And in true Trisha fashion, the former Celebrity Big Brother star has opted for a rather unique name.
Forget ‘Liam’ or ‘Oliver’ – Trisha Paytas has named her son Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon. Why have a baby when you can birth a DC Comics superhero?
Trisha debuted the name on her Just Trish podcast with a superhero-style shirt reveal, unzipping her jacket to show a bedazzled Aquaman t-shirt. She went on to explain that the name was ‘so perfect’ for their newborn son, combining both her love for Jason Momoa’s superhero, as well as her husband Moses’ love of water.
Having been a fan of the Aquaman movies since 2017, Trisha explained, ‘I’ve been wearing Aquaman t-shirts for years, I’ve gone to so many comic-cons for Aquaman, and I really fell in love when we rewatched Aquaman. We watched all the Aquamans, I watched the cartoon, I was watching everything.
‘I know it was the right name because when we went to the doctor for a follow up last week, it was a different doctor than our doctor, and they had this poster in their doctor’s office. It was crazy.’
Why did Trisha Paytas name her son Aquaman?
It all boils down to two key themes: movie posters and water.
When choosing a name, Trisha revealed to fans that they were looking to follow a similar theme to their two daughters - Malibu Barbie, two, and Elvis, one.
Explaining they wanted to stick with the film theme, Trisha said, ‘I was like, we have to have a movie poster because we had the Barbie poster and the Elvis poster. We have to have another iconic name poster up in our house!’
Adding that water was also important to them, Trisha continued, ‘Cancer [the baby’s star sign] is a water sign. Moses loves water. So then we’re like, okay, we need to think of water themed. So then thinking water-themed movies, it just became like, Titanic.’
In their long journey to Aquaman, Trisha said some strong contenders were ‘Water Snake’ after a poem written by Moses, as well as ‘Waterworld’ after Kevin Costner’s 1995 film.
Following her hints, fans took to social media to throw in their guesses. Popular theories included Atlantis, Ponyo, Avatar, Stitch, and Luca. Given one of the hint Trisha gave was that it would be a gender neutral name, Aquaman wasn’t entirely top of everyone’s lists - but some fans did guess correctly.
Has Trisha Paytas has her tubes removed?
Trisha has confirmed that Aquaman will be the family's 'final baby, for sure.' Giving birth via a difficult C-section, Trisha explained on her podcast, 'This was the most chaotic, traumatising birth of my life. I actually thought I was going to die - I was like, I don't know if I can handle this. For me personally, three C-sections was too many - my age, all that stuff considered. I did get my tubes out, which I'm very happy.'
The influencer continued, 'It was mostly for health reasons because the C-section was a little scary and dangerous. The doctors tell you all the time you could feel regret because it's irreversible, but it was my choice and it was for my health. You don't have to ask if there's baby number four coming. And the only reason I say that is because I truly feel so good about the decision.'
Fans react to baby Aquaman
Trisha's unusual baby name choice has caused quite a stir on social media - and naturally, fans have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to share their thoughts on their latest bundle of joy. '“Atlantis was too out there,” Trisha says before announcing her baby’s name is Aquaman Paytas-Hacmon,’ one wrote.
Another added, ‘Trisha named her kids Aquaman, Elvis, and Malibu Barbie… She’s over there playing The Sims.’
One fan also questioned whether Trisha - who has been in the spotlight for almost two decades - could be using monikers for online. ‘I genuinely believe Trisha Paytas’s kids aren’t named what she says they are. Maybe her names are just hints of what the real names are? Malibu = Malu. Elvis = Presley. Aquaman = Jason,' they explained.
Either way, we’re glad to see both Trisha and her baby happy and healthy. Welcome to the world, baby Aquaman!
Charlotte Roberts is a writer at Grazia UK. She spends her days covering everything celebrity, pop culture, and entertainment.