Why Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson's Son Initially Had Kardashian as His Last Name

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Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson welcomed their baby boy, Tatum, via surrogate in July 2022 and the famous exes kept their son's name private for several months of his life.

Last month, the reality star shared Tatum's name with the world during an episode of . «His name is Tatum. So Tatum and True,» Khloe shared in a confessional interview, adding, «Naming a human is really hard.»Now, Tatum's last name has been abuzz after  reported that Khloe initially gave her son Kardashian as his legal last name.

The outlet's sources say Khloe eventually decided to change his name to Tatum Thompson, and that's now his legal name moving forward.However, a source tells ET that Tatum's last name was automatically Kardashian after his birth because Khloe and Tristan are not married. «When a baby is born and a name has not been chosen, something still must be submitted to the state, and the state will make a birth certificate for 'baby’ with the mother’s last name if the couple is not married,» the source explains. «Since then, Khloe and Tristan's son's name was legally made Tatum Thompson.»Khloe and Tristan also share a 5-year-old daughter, True, whom they welcomed in 2018.Khloe welcomed her son via surrogate in July 2022, and his hospital birth was documented in the season 2 premiere of.

She previously shared that the little guy looks like her brother, Rob Kardashian, but that she wanted him to have a «T» name like True.The subject of her son's inception and birth have been difficult for Khloe, who previously claimed that Tristan «encouraged» her to do the embryo transfer days before the news broke that he had fathered another child with another woman, Maralee Nichols, while engaged to Khloe.On a recent episode of , Khloe admitted.