Taylor Lautner and wife Tay welcome first child into the world, reveal highly-anticipated name

Taylor Lautner and his wife Tay have welcomed their first child into the world with a sweet social media post that revealed their little one’s name after much anticipation from fans.

The famous couple announced the arrival of their daughter on Instagram, who was born on September 16, with a photo of her that concealed her face.

“One week loving our sweet little Lenny,” the couple wrote in the post’s caption.

The Lautners’ celebrity friends soon filled the comments section with joyful messages and excited reactions.

Taylor’s Twilight co-star Nikki Reed said: “Oh, be still my heart. Congratulations to you both; I’m so, so happy for you. Baby Lenny, Auntie Nik is ready to give you all the snuggles.”

Also offering messages of congratulations were the official Twilight Instagram account, Twilight actress Mackenzie Foy, Alex Cooper, Jimmy Fallon and actress Anna Cathcart.

The name reveal comes after Tay said last month they were considering naming their baby girl Taylor.

“It may be in the mix,” she told Cooper on her podcast Call Her Daddy. “We will find out when the baby comes.”

Tay said fans were in support of the pair naming their newborn after themselves and had been feeling “so much pressure naming a human”.

“I feel like if I don’t name my baby Taylor, the internet’s literally going to cancel me,” she said.

The couple celebrated their little girl at a pink baby shower of Tay’s dreams in early August.