What Is DaBaby's Real Name?

DaBaby was born on Dec. 22nd, 1991 (via Need Some Fun). Baby, whose real name is Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, is the third and youngest child. Although born in Cleveland, the rapper spent most of his childhood raised in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In 2014, following his trouble with the law, Kirk decided to change his life around and focus on music (via All Music). Although heavily influenced by early '90s hip hop chart-toppers such as Eminem, 50 Cent, and Busta Rhymes, Dababy shared with XXL that the only sound that influences his music is his own. "My sound, I don't ... I ain't [really] pull from no rapper," he told XXL. I make it a point not [to], you know what I mean?"

But out of all the rappers from his childhood, Dababy admits one of his all-time favorites was Lil Wayne. "Out of all the people I named, they had big eras, they had the time. Wayne, it was something different. Just his mentality. That's what I'm on. That's why I gotta say Wayne — the best muthaf****** rapper in the world, that's me now."

Confident and talented, DaBaby is adamant that he will leave his mark in the realm of hip hop.