Michael Phelps just explained the hilarious reason he named his son Boomer

Michael Phelps just explained the hilarious reason he named his son Boomer

It doesn’t surprise us these days when people name their kids unusual names anymore. But it’s always nice to hear the reasoning behind their atypical choice. And since Michael Phelps has just revealed why he and his fiancée, Nicole Johnson, named their son Boomer, we have to admit it’s pretty hilarious.

A photo posted by boomer phelps (@boomerrphelps) on Aug 13, 2016 at 12:09pm PDT

On Thursday, Phelps was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and revealed the news:

His reasoning? It was the only thing they came up with.

A photo posted by boomer phelps (@boomerrphelps) on Sep 1, 2016 at 5:15pm PDT

“We heard the name, and we didn’t want, like, a normal name,” Phelps said.

A photo posted by Michael Phelps (@m_phelps00) on May 7, 2016 at 10:22am PDT

“Boomer, like boom boom — we didn’t know either,” he said, laughing. “We had no second option — once we picked that, we were like, ‘Yeah.’ I mean, he’s definitely gonna be the cool kid.”

With his super cool parents and his growing Internet fame, how could he not be?!

A photo posted by boomer phelps (@boomerrphelps) on Jul 6, 2016 at 11:44am PDT

Of course, you remember Boomer from the Olympics in Rio.

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And, ever since, he has hundreds of thousands of fans on Insta (which Phelps himself runs for Boomer).

A photo posted by boomer phelps (@boomerrphelps) on Aug 7, 2016 at 10:49pm PDT

With that super cute face and calm demeanor, how could we forget him?!

A photo posted by Nicole Michele Johnson (@nicole.m.johnson) on Aug 10, 2016 at 7:59am PDT

If you want to follow Boomer yourself, click here. Just be warned: You’re in for some seriously adorable posts.

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