Jason Kelce Shares the Alternate Names He and Wife Kylie Gave Their New Puppy After Changing Their Mind 4 Times
Jason Kelce Shares the Alternate Names He and Wife Kylie Gave Their New Puppy After Changing Their Mind 4 Times
Rachel McRadyWed, April 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC
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Jason Kelce; Kylie KelceCredit: Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce/YouTube -
Jason Kelce and his wife Kylie recently adopted a German Shepherd puppy from the Pennsylvania SPCA
The couple has debated several names for the puppy, including Bernadette, Matilda and Broomhilda
Jason shared two new names for the puppy on the April 8 episode of his New Heights podcast
Jason Kelce and his wife Kylie, are struggling to settle on a name for their new puppy.
The 38-year-old retired NFL star and his wife recently adopted the German Shepherd puppy from the Pennsylvania SPCA. And on the Wednesday, April 8 episode of his New Heights podcast, which he presents with brother Travis Kelce, Jason gave an update on the newest member of his family.
“This is Frida, or as everyone is calling Freddie. Everyone is calling her Freddie around the house,” Jason shared of the puppy's name.
Jason went on to share that while the family has been calling the pup “Freddie” or “Frida,” he has another nickname for her.
“I am calling her Gunda,” Jason said, adopting a German accent. “Gunda. Because I like that name better. ‘Gunda, Gunda, sit! Gunda, sit!’ “
Kylie Kelce with the family's new poochCredit: Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce/YouTube
“Why are you speaking to another accent?” Travis asked his older brother.
“She's German,” Jason quipped of the Shepherd.
The puppy’s name has been an ongoing process for the family. When Kylie first broke the news of her arrival on the special March 31 FAFO episode, she said she planned to call the little furball “Bernadette.” However, this has been up for debate since the pooch came home.
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Kylie Kelce cuddles the new petCredit: Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce/YouTube
"Her name is Matilda," Kylie shared on the April 2 episode of her Not Gonna Lie, before dubiously adding, "We think."
"Broomhilda was a serious contender," Kylie shared of the unique name Jason had debated. "And I'm not saying that to be funny. Jason deadass thought we were going to name a dog Broomhilda."
She then jokingly added, "I want people to remember that the next time they come at me about how we named our four children, because do you see what I'm working with?"
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Jason and Kylie are parents to four daughters — Wyatt, 6, Elliotte, 5, Bennett, 3, and Finn, 1. The couple also has an Irish Wolfhound named Nessie, whom they got in Sept. 2024 following the death of their dog Winnie.
Kylie has been trying to convince Jason to allow the family to get a cat, enlisting the help of her future sister-in-law, Taylor Swift — a known cat lover and owner.
“I met some very cute cats, but like I’ve said a million times, we’re not ready for that,” Kylie shared on the FAFO episode. “When I am ready for that, I’m going to march my ass right back to the PSPCA, and I’m gonna find me a cat that wants to come home and live at the Kelce household.”
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