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# Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara Name Their Son "River"
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/joaquin-phoenix-and-rooney-mara-name-their-son-river-3/
- Published: 2020-09-29T04:38:08.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T04:00:01.000Z
- Author: Celebritykind
- Tags: Relationships, baby, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, #Migrated-1790726633553, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-30 00:04

Russian filmmaker **Victor Kossakovsky** has revealed some beautiful - and emotional - news about Hollywood couple **Joaquin Phoenix** and **Rooney Mara.**

Speaking at a Q&A session at the Zurich Film Festival over the weekend, **Kossakovsky** announced the pair had welcomed their first child together.

"He just got a baby, by the way," said **Kossakovsky,** explaining **Joaquin's** absence from the festival.

And that wasn't the only information he shared. **Kossakovsky** also confirmed the baby's name:

"His name was...a beautiful son called River."

> 🚨 Viktor Kossakovsky 📽️, Gunda: He just had a baby Boy who's Called River. ( about Joaquin) [pic.twitter.com/WuUISnuTsZ](https://t.co/WuUISnuTsZ?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)
> 
> — Max California's Lover (@Paula\_FlorV) [September 27, 2020](https://twitter.com/Paula%5FFlorV/status/1310309923528626176?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)

The baby is named after **River Phoenix,** **Joaquin's** brother who died in 1993 at the age of 23.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cf/bb/cfbb8a7e-9a81-48ec-83e6-18e106bf4f7a/content/images/2026/09/screen-shot-2020-09-29-at-4-35-39-pm-2.png)

(Photo: @rooney.mara/Instagram)

The couple has not commented publicly on the birth of their baby.