--- title: "Elon Musk and Grimes Have Baby, Claim to Name It “X Æ A-12”" description: "SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and musician Claire \"Grimes\" Boucher had a baby last night, Musk tweeted.Its name, he says, is \"X Æ A-12 Musk.\"" date: "2020-05-05" modified: "2020-05-05" authors: - name: "Jon Christian" job_title: "Executive Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jonc" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-grimes-baby-name-claim" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "grimes" - "parenting" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk and Grimes Have Baby, Claim to Name It “X Æ A-12” ![SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and musician Claire "Grimes" Boucher had a baby last night, Musk tweeted.Its name, he says, is "X Æ A-12 Musk."]() *\Image: Elon Musk\* ## X Æ A-12 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and musician Claire "Grimes" Boucher had a baby last night, [Musk tweeted](). The baby is a boy, the entrepreneur clarified in a [followup message](). And its name — well, if the enigmatic entrepreneur is to be believed, [its name]() is "X Æ A-12 Musk." ## Baby Fever Musk and Boucher have enjoyed a high-profile and scifi-tinged romance ever since [debuting their relationship]() at the Met Ball in 2018: their relationship has [reportedly inspired]() Musk's [peculiar beef with the SEC]() and perhaps even Boucher's futuristic album [Miss Anthropocene](), which explored themes about all-power artificial intelligence that both Musk and Boucher have commented on publicly. Boucher first teased the pregnancy [back in January](), [later confirming]() that Musk is the father. ## Normal One It's worth pointing out that Musk is a [noted online jokester and weirdo]() — to wit, the [first image]() of the baby he shared had been modified so that it had face tattoos — so he could well be trolling us about the name. But if it is real, *Inverse* has [a few theories]() about what it might mean. One is that the technical term for "Æ" is "ash," meaning that could be the baby's pronounceable name. And the other theory, naturally, is that it's named after the Lockheed A-12 OXCART — a reconnaissance aircraft. **READ MORE:** [ Elon Musk and Grimes’ baby name “X Æ A-12” may have hidden aviation meaning]() \[*Inverse*\] **More on Elon Musk:** [Elon Musk Spotted Joyriding Around California In His Cybertruck]() ## Author I'm responsible for editing, assigning, and scouting at Futurism, as well as occasionally writing for the site. That work involves keeping an eye on a wide range of narratives and issues, but over the past few years I've become increasingly interested in how AI is shaping the future of media, the web, and information itself. My day-to-day often involves collaborating on reporting and commentary projects bylined by my colleagues, but I try to find time to do my own reporting as well; stories I've broken for Futurism have been cited by publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Wired, Ars Technica, New York Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, Bloomberg, and more. I grew up in Southern Vermont and attended Vanderbilt University. Prior to Futurism, I contributed to outlets including the Boston Globe, Vice, Wired, Slate, the Atlantic, the Outline, Ars Technica and more, and did stints in farming and food service. I currently live in Brooklyn, New York, and in my free time I enjoy pinball, word games, cycling, running, and music production. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()