Olivia Munn and John Mulaney Welcome Second Baby and Share Her Beautiful Chinese Name

Olivia Munn took to Instagram to share some happy news with her followers: she and husband John Mulaney are now parents of two. 

The couple announced they welcomed a baby girl via a gestational surrogate earlier in September. 

“Méi June Mulaney came into the world September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon,” Munn, who is of Chinese descent, shares in a slideshow post. For those who don't know, she's referencing the Chinese zodiac, a 12-year cycle that assigns an animal to every year.

Munn’s photos include one of her and Mulaney holding the newborn, and a shot of them with their son, Malcolm Hiệp Mulaney, who was born on November 24, 2021.

“I am so proud of my little plum, my little dragon for making the journey to be with us. My heart has exploded,” Munn also wrote. “Méi (pronounced may) means plum in Chinese.”

Here are the rest of the baby name details:

Méi

• Origin: Chinese
• Meaning: Beautiful and plum, according to Nameberry.com
• Similar Names and Variations: Mei-ling, Mei-lin, Mei-Xing
• Famous Namesakes: There's American actress Mei Melançon and Japanese actress and singer Mei Kurokawa.
• Peak Popularity: Mei hasn't appeared on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) top 1,000 baby names list in any year.

June

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: It means young, according to Nameberry.com. Of course, it's also a month of the year.
• Similar Names and Variations: Juniper, Junia, Juno
• Famous Namesakes: A few famous people have this name, including late country singer June Carter Cash, actress June Diane Raphael, and actress June Squibb.
  
• Peak Popularity: The name June has been on the SSA's top 1,000 baby girl names list since 1900. It was the 291st most popular name that year. It was on the list until 1986, but fell off until 2008. In 2023, it came in as the 171st most popular name. It was also one of the top 1,000 baby boy names between 1900 and 1939.
  

The Newsroom actress also showed appreciation for gestational surrogacy, an option for starting a family which is becoming more common in the United States. Embryo transfers using a gestational carrier increased from 2.2% in 2011 to 5.4% in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“I had so many profound emotions about not being able to carry my daughter," shares Munn. "When I first met our gestational surrogate we spoke mother to mother. She showed me so much grace and understanding, I knew I had found a real-life angel. Words cannot express my gratitude that she kept our baby safe for 9 months and made our dreams come true."

The baby news comes months after Munn revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent multiple surgeries to treat it. She also shared that her treatment includes medically induced menopause, but that she had frozen her eggs at ages 33, 39, and after learning of her diagnosis at 42.