Derek Hough revealed the adorable meaning behind his daughter’s name.
The Dancing With The Stars USA judge took to Instagram on January 5 to announce that he had welcomed his first child with his wife, Hayley Erbert.
Their little one was born on December 29, and they named her Everley Capri Hough. Derek, 40, and Hayley, 31, have now revealed why they chose the name.
“Everley was always at the top of a list that I had,” Hayley told PEOPLE. “Her name has always had a little star by it because there were a few that we really liked.”
They decided to spell “Everley” with the same three final letters as Hayley, and picked the name because of the numerology behind it.
Hayley explained that the name had a “master number” of 11, which drew parallels with her own birthday being on October 11, while Everley was born 11 days late.
“It just called to us, and we were like, ‘This is right. This is it’,” she shared.
“Whether you believe in that kind of stuff or not, it was cool,” Derek added.
Derek had announced the news of their arrival on January 5, sharing an adorable picture of them both cradling their daughter’s feet.
“December 29, 2025. Everley Capri Hough. Every step of our lives has led us to you. Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed,” he gushed in a caption.
Bindi Irwin, who won DWTS with Derek as her dance partner in 2015, was quick to send her well wishes in the comments.
“Congratulations on this beautiful new chapter,” she penned.
Terri Irwin added, “Your greatest adventure begins!”
Meanwhile, Witney Carson, who won the 2025 series of DWTS with Robert Irwin, gushed, “AHHHHH!!!!!”
Derek has had a longstanding connection with the Irwin family ever since he was partnered with Bindi on DWTS when she was 17 years old.
Exactly 10 years later, he then served as a judge when Robert soared to victory during the 2025 series.
Derek first joined DWTS as a professional dancer in 2007 and won a record six Mirrorball Trophies before he transitioned into a judging role in 2020.
He met his now-wife, Hayley, dancing on the show 10 years ago, and they went on to tie the knot in 2023.
Though they first met in 2015, they kept their relationship quiet until making their Instagram debut in 2017.
Just months after tying the knot, Hayley underwent emergency brain surgery after being diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel.
“Hold your loved ones close and treasure every moment,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.
She made a miraculous recovery and returned to dancing, and viewed her pregnancy as a “miracle” following her near-fatal health scare.
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