Below are just some of the little ones across the country who gave their parents a special moment they'll never forget For some families, the new year marks brand new beginnings in more ways than one.

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County welcomed the first baby of the New Year born on Jan. 1. Ezequiel Alexander Zepahua, ...

While we're all celebrating the arrival of a new year, some Delaware Valley families are celebrating the arrival of new babies! The first baby born in 2026 at Temple Women and Families Hospital was ...

While much of the nation was ringing in the start of 2026, several New Jersey families were welcoming new additions, including the first baby born across the Hackensack Meridian Health network, ...

Amanda Breuer and James Baretinicich’s baby was supposed to be due on Amanda’s birthday which is the day after Christmas. But, she didn’t go into labor until the morning of New Year’s Eve. After more ...

What a sweet way to celebrate the new year! Nevaeh Olyvia Robinson welcomed her New Year’s baby boy, Ny’Meir Keyari Jones, at 5:29 a.m. on January 1, 2026. Weighing in at 5lbs. 10 oz, Ny’Meir is the ...

Brandon Alexander Whittington was originally due on Christmas Day. But instead, he arrived at 12:06 a.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital on New Year’s Day at 7 pounds and 13 ounces after his mother, Shaniqua ...

An Orangutan family living inside the Los Angeles Zoo has welcomed a new baby boy, the first infant to be born at the zoo in nearly 15 years. The baby was born on Oct. 10 to Kalim, his 43-year-old ...

These New Year's Day babies are among the first born in the year Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has previously appeared in theGrio, ...