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Claire Danes Reveals Name of Third Baby After 2 Years

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Why it matters

Why Claire Danes Felt “Shame” Over Having Baby at Age 44Claire Danes is giving a peek inside her homeland.

Key takeaways

  • Two years after the My So-Called Life actress gave birth to her and husband Hugh Dancy’s third child,.
  • The 19 Kids & Counting star announced on Instagram in January 2026 that she had given birth in late December to her and husband Stephen Wissmann's first child, a baby named Archie Gerald Wissmann.
  • 13, she announced that the couple named their baby girl Felix Winter Dun.The Disney Channel alum confirmed she welcomed her second baby with the MLB star in an Nov.

Outside of dance parties with her kids, Claire loves spending her free time devoted to her little ones, too. In fact, she “went hard on the embroidery for a while” and started making outfits for her children.

“I embroidered onesies for, of course, all of my kids,” she explained, before noting she ran out of steam when it came to her “unlikely” third child. “I have [an unfinished] one for Shay, this third child. She doesn't wear onesies anymore. I've missed that chance.”

Claire told Amy, “I’m confessing. I’m actually confessing to you. It’s by my bed, half-done.” 

In fact, the Beast in Me actress admitted she was quite unprepared for her third child, saying she “totally” freaked out when she learned that she was unexpectedly pregnant with Shay at age 44.

"I called my OBGYN in convulsive tears,” she said. “It was all meltdown." 

And although Claire has certainly settled into life as a mom of three, she acknowledged of her later-in-life pregnancy, "None of this was by design. I didn't know it was physically possible.”

In addition to Claire, many Hollywood stars have grown their families in recent years. Read on to see all the celebs who welcomed babies in the past year. 

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Published: Jan 28, 2026

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