Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' 4 Kids: All About James, Inez, Betty and Olin

Mar. 15, 2025

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Blake LivelyandRyan Reynoldsare two of Hollywood’s coolest parents.

In addition to having famous parents, the Reynolds brood has global popstarTaylor Swiftas agodmother. The “betty” singer revealed her special title on Instagram in July 2024 when she referred to theDeadpool & Wolverinestar as her “godkids' sperm donor.”

In July 2024, Reynolds joked that he and Lively might not be done having kids, tellingE! News, “The more the merrier.As many as possible. As many little heartbeats as possible, just running around, wrecking stuff in the house. I love it. Let’s have more!”

In an August 2024 interview withVogue,Lively said that her life has become “more intimate” since becoming a mother — and that she’s learned how to juggle their needs with her busy schedule.

“Sitting around with them doing chicken dances while I have a very serious conversation with you is probably the most accurate portrait of me possible,” she said.

Most recently, the mom of four has been involved in anongoing legal battleafter she suedIt Ends With UscostarJustin Baldoniin December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment during the time they worked together. Baldoni has since countersued Lively and Reynolds for defamation and extortion, though a source told PEOPLE that Lively “justtries to focus on family life.”

Here’s everything to know about Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' four kids.

James Reynolds, 10

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James Reynoldswas born on Dec. 16, 2014. In an interview withThe MR PORTER Post, Reynolds revealed that they named their daughter James after his father, whopassed awayshortly after she was born. “It felt right,” Reynolds explained, adding that before his father died, “he got to see her, which makes me happy.”

OnGood Morning America, Lively admitted that when she and Reynolds heard their daughter’s voice at Swift’s concert, she started jumping up and down and filming on her phone while Reynolds threw his hands in the air. “We were very embarrassing,” Lively said. “This is the true, unfiltered version of our terrible stage-parent pride.”

During aninterview for Sirius XM’sThe Jess Cagle Show, Reynolds shared that his daughters, for the longest time, had no idea that Swift was a famous pop star.

In January 2023, Reynoldstook James to Waleswhere they watched a Wrexham match. TheDeadpoolstar was seen holding James' hand while walking through the stands at The Racecourse Ground and he was photographed talking to people during the match as James patiently waited.

Inez Reynolds, 8

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Lively and Reynolds' second daughter,Inez Reynolds, was born in New York on Sept. 30, 2016.

According to Reynolds, Inez has a bit of a “dark side.” OnLive with Kelly and Ryan, the proud dad talked about Inez’sfavorite characters. “She’s super into villains,” he shared. “We watchBeauty and the Beastand her favorite character is Gaston.”

He continued to joke about her spunky personality, noting that even her doctor has noticed. “Our pediatrician, when she met Inez, she said, ‘Oh, this one’s shady,’ " Reynolds shared. “Even the other day, when we were traveling back home, we were at the airport and out of our whole family she’s the only one that got the secondary security pat down at 2 years old. She just takes it like a hard-earned felon.”

Inez also has a stylish side. In 2021, Livelyshared a videoof an outfit Inez picked out for her to wear: a floral skirt, a hot pink sweatshirt with a rhinestone smiley face and black pumps with a fuzzy pink heel. “When you try to get your 4 year old dressed but they insist on dressing you instead … at 5am,” she wrote.

In May 2023, Lively took James and Inez to seeAunt Taylor Swift perform in Philadelphia. The pop star spotted the little girls mid-show and shouted, “Hi James! Hi Nezzy!”

Betty Reynolds, 5

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“My dad’s name was Ernest Brown Jr., but he was known as Ernie Lively,” she wrote in a press release. “He gave up his last name when he married my mom and any success he, or I, have experienced has been in a name that isn’t his. So when I was working hard to build this company, I wanted any success to be in a name that was meaningful to him. Betty was his mom and his sister’s name.”

Lively’s good friend Swift was actually the one toconfirm the little girl’s name publiclywith her song “Betty.” The track also references the couple’s other two girls, with lyrics, “You heard the rumors from Inez / You can’t believe a word she says” and “She said, ‘James, get in, let’s drive.’ "

Olin, 2

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Reynolds and Lively managed to keep their fourth child’s name and sex private for more than a year after the birth.Olin’s name was eventually revealedat the New York City premiere ofDeadpool & Wolverinein July 2024. Later that same month, Reynolds confirmed that he and theIt Ends With Usstar had welcomed “a son.”

“Here are photos of me pregnant in real life so the 11 guys waiting outside my home for a 🦄 sighting will leave me alone,” Lively captioned the post. “You freak me and my kids out.”

In June 2023, Reynoldsmentioned his youngest childwhen he announced his new seriesBedtime Stories With Ryanon Instagram.

The father of four shared a video that featured him preparing to read a book to a pair of animatronic sheep and a clip of him relaxing on a rooftop. In the caption, the actor wrote that “the idea for a show made to help everyone fall asleep was born the same day as my fourth child.”

source: people.com