Dolly Parton Revealed the Name She and Carl Dean Had Picked Out for a Baby Girl

Dolly Parton Shared the Baby Name She Chose if She and Carl Dean Were to Have Children

Parton and Dean were married for nearly sixty years.Dolly Parton in 2025.Credit: Getty ImagesThe GistDolly Parton once shared the baby name she picked out if she and her husband, Carl Dean, ever had children.“Anyway, we talked about it, and we dreamed it, but it wasn’t meant to be,” she said in a 2014 interview.Parton and Dean were married for nearly sixty years.While Dolly Parton never had children of her own, the country music legend—who died …

What Dolly Parton & Carl Dean Would Have Named Their Daughter If They Had Kids

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean were married for nearly 60 years but they famously never had children. And yet, the longtime couple had a girl's name all picked out.

Dolly Parton revealed name she and husband Carl Dean had picked out for a baby girl

Dolly Parton died aged 80 on Tuesday, one year after her husband, Carl Dean. The couple never had children, but had picked out a baby girl name.

Dolly Parton Revealed the Name She and Carl Dean Had Picked Out for a Baby Girl

While Dolly Parton and husband Carl Dean never welcomed children during their nearly six decades of marriage, the Grammy winner once shared that the two had picked out a name if they'd had a girl.

The '60s Baby Name Dolly Parton Always Dreamed Of Giving The Daughter She Never Had

Dolly Parton never had children of her own, but she revealed that she and her husband chose the name Carla when they were planning a family in the '60s.