Pronounced "ah-day," Ade means "crown" in Yoruba ... goods by cart" – but it's caught on a first name for baby boys. For Black parents, the name holds special meaning because of Carter G.

Gerber has crowned Akil McLeod Jr. as the company’s 2024 baby. The one-year-old, nicknamed Sonny, won with his embodiment of Black boy joy. Gerber selected McLeod out of the thousands of littles ...