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The class of 2015! Celeb babies born this year

2015 was full of beautiful new additions! Let’s look back at all the A-list bubs who were born this year.
Rockwell Liu and Justin and Silas Timberlake

2015 was full of beautiful new additions! Let’s look back at all the A-list bubs that were born this year.

From Sonia Kruger’s amazing miracle baby Maggie, Cate Blanchett’s surprise adoption with daughter Edith, and Lucy Liu’s son Rockwell, who was born through a gestational surrogate – this year has shown there are so many amazing and beautiful ways to create a family.

“There’s a lot of children out there who don’t have the good fortune that our biological children do, so it’s wonderful. It’s wonderful to welcome a little girl into our fold. We’re besotted,” Cate explained at the time her exciting adoption news was revealed in March.

Who could forget the arrival of Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge in May? Or when new dad Justin Timberlake shared a slew of snaps of his sweet son Silas.

And what’s an A-list arrival without an off-beat name? From Saint West, Rocket Zot and Elsie Otter, 2015 produced a bevvy of memorable monikers.

Click through the gallery to meet all the gorgeous bubs born this year!

January babies 2015 was kicked off with the most beautiful of gifts – Sonia Kruger’s much-longed for daughter Maggie with partner Craig McPherson. After a long road to conception the beloved star, 50, used an egg donor from a close friend to fall pregnant.

February babies Actress Liv Tyler became a mum for the second time in February after she welcomed son Sailor Gene Gardner with partner David Gardner. The 38-year-old, who also shares 10-year-old son Milo with ex-husband Royston Langdon, debuted her gorgeous guy six months later with these heart-melting black and white shots. “so so sooooo in love and grateful,” she said at the time.

March babies The Project star Carrie Bickmore and her partner Chris Walker became the proud parents to daughter Evie in March. “Welcome to this crazy world little Evie…so happy u arrived safely. Xx,” the Gold Logie winner tweeted shortly after her birth.

The baby boom continued after Lara Bingle and husband Sam Worthington became first-time parents with their little guy, Rocket Zot Worthington. While the pair have kept a low profile since Rocket was born, the model admitted on Instagram his birth was the “best day of our lives.”

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Lara Bingle reveals her wedding details

Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel honoured his late friend Paul Walker in the most touching way when he named his daughter Pauline after him. “It felt like a way to keep his memory a part of my family and a part of my world,” he explained.

Cate Blanchett surprised the world when she adopted her fourth child, a daughter Edith Vivian Patricia Upton in March. The actress and her hubby Andrew Upton are already the proud parents to sons Dashiell, 13, Roman, 10 and Ignatius, six. “There’s a lot of children out there who don’t have the good fortune that our biological children do, so it’s wonderful. It’s wonderful to welcome a little girl into our fold. We’re besotted,” the told Sky News.

April babies “It is the most insanely amazing, wonderful, unbelievable thing to ever happen to you,” Justin Timberlake has said of becoming a dad to son Silas with wife Jessica Biel. And it’s fair to say, it really suits them!

Children’s entertainer of Giggle And Hoot fame Jimmy Rees and his wife Tori exclusively told Woman’s Day they couldn’t be more excited to finally become parents to son Lenny David Rees. “It’s so nice to have a mini-me. It’s just the most amazing thing. To see his little face for the first time… we were overjoyed,” Jimmy told Woman’s Day.

May babies She’s the “lady like” royal the world was just dying to meet. And on May 2, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge arrived in style. Those iconic scenes of Prince William and Duchess Catherine cradling their newborn on the steps of St Mary’s hospital will go down as one of the most memorable moments of the year.

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Royal Baby Princess Whisked Off To Palace

Keira Knightley and her husband James Righton completed their perfect family unit with their daughter, Edie. “The love thing is astonishing. It’s a very primal, primal love. That’s quite extraordinary,” the 30-year-old told Elle Magazine of motherhood.

June babies It was a healthy baby boy for 30 Rock actor Alec Baldwin and his yoga instructor wife Hilaria back in June. “We are happy to announce the birth of Rafael Thomas Baldwin,” the couple, who also share daughter Carmen, tweeted at the time.

Bethany Hamilton, who survived a horrific shark attack in 2003, and her husband Adam Dirks shared their exciting news of son Tobais’ safe birth with this touching shot. “He is named after his great grandpa Tobias meaning ‘The goodness of God.’ Adam and I so in love with our lil guy and are stoked to share life with him!,” The 25-year-old said.

Just days after she attended her brother Prince Carl’s glamorous nuptials to Sofia Hellqvist, Sweden’s Princess Madeleine and her husband Christopher O’Neill became parents to their second child, Prince Nicolas, Duke of Ångermanland.

July babies For three months actress Zooey Deschanel kept details about her daughter under wraps. But in October, the New Girl favourite revealed the offbeat name of her bundle of joy to People. “It’s Elsie”, she explained before her husband Jacob Pechenik added, “Otter.” Yep, you read right. Elsie Otter Pechenik. So cute!

“We are SO happy to welcome to the world our new baby boy! Born Thursday, July 16th! Xx,” actress Jaime King posted after her son, Leo Thames, was born. And with Taylor Swift as his godmother, little Leo will be in safe hands. The 36-year-old is also the proud mother to two-year-old son James, who she shares with husband Kyle Newman.

Reality stars and musos Brandon and Leah Jenner were seriously smitten with their daughter, Eva James Jenner. “It has without a doubt been the most profoundly beautiful time in my life but also emotionally, spiritually and physically challenging too…. and I am so grateful for every second of it,” Leah said of becoming a mum.

Surprise! Fresh from her split with Sean Penn, Charlize Theron shocked everyone by quietly adopting a baby girl called August. Her daughter joins the actress’ four-year-old son Jackson, who she adopted from South Africa in 2012.

August babies It was a rock-star entrance for Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross’s daughter, Jagger Snow Ross. Ashlee is already the proud mother of five-year-old son Bronx from her first marriage to Fall Out Boy rocker, Pete Wentz. “I told him [Bronx] pretty early on. He wanted to have a sister, so he’s really excited! He’s got a little brother. Now he’s going to have a little sister,” the Pieces of Me hitmaker told People.

Hey cutie! Lucy Liu received the most adorable delivery when she became the proud mama to a baby boy, who was born via a gestational surrogate. The 47-year-old Charlie’s Angels star took to social media to share the beautiful news and reveal his gorgeous name, “Introducing the new little man in my life, my son Rockwell Lloyd Liu. In love!”

We bet she’s an Uptown Girl! Iconic musician Billy Joel, 66, and his wife Alexis Roderick, 33, said hello to their daughter, Della Rose Joel, on August 12 and haven’t looked back since.

It was a match made in early 2000s TV heaven when The O.C.’s Adam Brody and Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester welcomed their daughter, Arlo Day Brody.

September babies Following a heartbreaking miscarriage, Olympic swimmer Libby Trickett and her husband Luke finally got the baby they so longed for, daughter Poppy Frances Trickett. “She weighed 2.98kg and was 51cm long. We can’t believe how lucky and blessed we are to have this gorgeous little being in our lives! We are so in love and beyond happy! X,” Libby beamed.

Former Glee star Naya Rivera and her husband Ryan Dorsey were overjoyed to show off their seriously sweet son, Josey Hollis Dorsey. Those cheeks!

October babies On October 30, former Blockheads, Bec and George Douros welcomed their son, Archie Nicolas Douros. “There are no words to describe the feelings you have when you see your child for the first time,” the couple told Woman’s Day during our exclusive shoot.

November babies Michael and Kyly Clarke were bowled over with love when their daughter Kelsey Lee decided to turn up five weeks ahead of her due date. Despite the early arrival it seems everything is going smoothly at Clarke HQ with the cricket star taking to Instagram to share a sweet first family photo. “Heaven! Kelsey Lee you are my angel,” Michael penned.

Ice-T, 57, and Coco Austin, 36, don’t do anything in halves, so when baby Chanel was born on November 28 it was only fitting that she became a social media star before she even turned a day old. The newborn already has over 200, 000 followers on Instagram.

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Michael Clarke is loving fatherhood

December babies While Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are yet to share a photo of their son Saint West, they pretty much broke the internet when they announced his arrival with this very on trend emoji family. “Saint West, 12.05.15, 8 pounds 1 ounce,” the reality star captioned the now-iconic post.

Studio 10 star Sarah Harris and her husband Tom Ward’s first child, a son named Paul William Ward, arrived just in time for Christmas on December 16. “Bubs is a bruiser, but perfect. We’re in love!” Sarah gushed.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian sure do make them cute. The happy couple confirmed daughter Jasmine’s safe arrival via Instagram. ‘Kinda crazy but in this cool and powerful skin to skin bonding moment with my newborn baby Jasmine, I had just one wish I asked the universe. Give me the strength to be a better man today than I was yesterday. If I can accomplish that, then I’d have a good shot at being a great father.”

Finishing off the year are Biggest Loser lovers Michelle Bridges and Steve “Commando” Willis whose son Axel Bridges Willis was born in Sydney just this week! If that’s not a name for a future elite athlete, then we don’t know what is.

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Michelle Bridges and Steve ‘Commando’ Willis welcome new little boy

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