Who Called Nepo Baby?
"Nepo baby," also known as a nepotism baby, is a slang term for a famous person whose parent or close relative is also a celebrity. The term implies that the individual was able to leverage their family’s connections to establish a career in specific industries. Often used with a somewhat negative connotation, it suggests that the person’s fame and career achievements are mainly or entirely due to these familial connections.
Start of "Nepotism Baby" or "Nepo-Baby"
In the early 2010s, The term "nepotism baby" gained widespread popularity, later shortened to "nepo baby" in 2020. According to Nate Jones from Vulture, one of the first uses of "Nepo baby" appeared in a 2020 post on the blog Pop Culture Died in 2009, which referred to Olivia Jade as the modern equivalent of Bling Ring figure Alexis Haines.
List of Celebrities, known as Nepo-Baby
Some celebrities have commented on their status as nepotism babies, such as Zoe Kravitz, Kaia Gerber, Lily-Rose Depp, Hasan Piker, Lara Cosima, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Quaid, and Ben Platt.