Millie Bobby Brown Reveals She Officially Changed Her Name

Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown revealed that she made a change to her name since marrying Jake Bongiovi, with whom she welcomed a daughter earlier this year.

By Gibson Johns Dec 01, 2025 3:13 PM
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Millie Bobby Brown is making it official.

The Stranger Things actress revealed that she has changed her name since marrying Jake Bongiovi and welcoming their first child together.

While promoting the fifth season of the Netflix series in a recent joint interview with costar Noah Schnapp for VT, Noah suggested he is up to date on Millie's full name, calling her, "Millie Bonnie Bobby Brown Bongiovi."

The good pals then proceeded to have a hilarious back and forth in which Millie instructed Noah—who is her daughter's godfather—to "drop the Bobby, drop the Brown" to guess her real name correctly.

As the 21-year-old explained, "It’s just Millie Bonnie Bongiovi, that’s it. Millie Bon Bon."

While the Enola Holmes actress has kept most of her personal life private in recent years, she has given a bit of insight into her motherhood journey with her daughter, whose name she'll keep private until "she's ready to decide for herself."

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“It’s been a beautiful, amazing journey—she’s taught us so much already," Millie told British Vogue earlier this month. "Perspective is a huge thing. The smaller things in life are so much more precious. Our days are filled with lots of cuddles and laughter and love. It’s just endless joy.”

She also referred to Jake, 23—whose dad is Jon Bon Jovi—as the "most amazing dad."

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"Star Wars. ‘I love you.’ ‘I know.’ Empire Strikes Back,” Millie teased of her future ink during an interview with Collider published Nov. 18. “I just love that.”

Keep reading for more on Millie and Jake's romance...

"Star Wars. ‘I love you.’ ‘I know.’ Empire Strikes Back,” Millie teased of her future ink during an interview with Collider published Nov. 18. “I just love that.”

Keep reading for more on Millie and Jake's romance...

June 2021: First Instagram Pic

The pair sparked romance rumors around the time that Jake posted this photo, with the caption, "bff <3"

November 2021: Never Say Goodbye

The couple officially confirmed their romance with this PDA pic.

November 2021: Bon Jovi 2.0

"We're starting a band," Jake wrote on Instagram, "send name ideas."

December 2021: Merry Christmas

The Stranger Things star and the actor celebrated their first Chirstmas together in 2021.

December 2021: Happy Holidays

Sweet selfie.

February 2022: Celebrating Millie's 18th Birthday

Twinning.

March 2022: Red Carpet Official

Millie and Jake make their first joint appearance at a celebrity event—the 2022 BAFTA Film Awards in London.

May 2022: Stranger Things Premiere

Millie and Jake were twinning at the premiere of Stranger Things season four in New York City.

January 2023: New Year's

Millie shared photos of the couple in celebration of the New Year, writing, "endlessly in love with the year I've had."

January 2023: New Year's

One snapshot showed a photo booth strip of the loved-up couple.

January 2023: New Year's

As Millie put it, "grateful for my friends, family, donkey (bernard), my doggies, my puppies teeth, and my partner for life."

February 2023: Golden Birthday

Jake marked Millie's 19th birthday on Feb. 19, 2023 with a sweet tribute, writing, "Another year around the sun together happy 19th to the girl of my dreams."

February 2023: Golden Birthday

The sweet post included photos of the couple.

February 2023: Golden Birthday

The pair's silly side is depicted in one image of Jake and Millie clowning around in the pool

February 2023: Golden Birthday

Jake and Millie snuggle up in a romantic selfie.

April 2023: Engaged

Millie announced the couple's engagement on Instagram, quoting Taylor Swift's song "Lover." The two would go on to celebrate with family and friends at an engagement party weeks later.

July 2023: Six Flags Visit

Millie and Jake enjoyed a day out with her sister Ava Brown, 11, and friends at the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park.

September 2023: Summer Nights

Jake shared this pic in the final days of summer 2023.

November 2023: Glamour Women of the Year

The two appear at the event, where Millie was honored as one of two Global Women of the Year.

February 2024: Happy Birthday Millie

Jake shared a tribute to his partner for her 20th birthday, writing, "Happy birthday my beautiful fiancéI love you so much. Big year ahead."

March 2024: Anniversary

Millie shared this tribute to Jake on their third dating anniversary.

May 2024: Married

After three years of dating, the duo tied the knot in a private ceremony, multiple outlets reported.

August 2025: Expanding Their Family

Over a year after their nuptials, Millie and Jake shared they had a new arrival.

"This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption," the couple announced in an Aug. 21 Instagram post. "We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy."

They concluded, "And then there were 3."

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