Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen Welcome a Baby Girl Rachel Bilson is a mom! The "Hart of Dixie" actress, and her longtime boyfriend, Hayden Christensen, both 33, welcomed their first child, daughter Briar Rose, on Oct. 29, her rep confirmed to People. "Both mother and baby are healthy and doing well," her rep told the magazine in a statement. The baby's name has a whimsical back story: It's a reference to Princess Aurora from "Sleeping Beauty." Rachel Bilson 'Wanted a Baby...So Badly' The couple never officially confirmed their pregnancy, though Bilson's co-star Jaime King revealed that she "was freaking out" when she heard her pal was pregnant. "I knew she wanted a baby, she wanted it so badly," King told Us Weekly in May. She's going to be in such good hands. She's in a really good space. I'm really thrilled for her. Bilson's other co-star, McKaley Miller, revealed that the couple was expecting a baby girl. In an interview with Cosmopolitan back in May 2013, the "The O.C." alum gushed, "I definitely have family on the brain. Having kids is something I want to see in my future. I hope. "Star Wars" actor Christensen and Bilson met in 2007 on the set of "Jumper." The low-key couple got engaged in December 2008, then called it off in August 2010, but reconciled three months later.