Overview

• Vanessa Trump named her daughter Kai before learning her gender to honor her grandfather, Danish jazz musician Kai Ewans, and for the name’s meaning “ocean.”
• She revealed the story in a June 30 YouTube cooking video filmed in their Jupiter, Florida kitchen, giving viewers a rare glimpse into family life.
• Kai Trump, the eldest granddaughter of President Donald J. Trump, placed 19th at the 41st Nicklaus Junior Championship and has committed to the University of Miami’s 2026 golf season.
• Since going public in March 2025, Vanessa Trump and Tiger Woods have balanced a public profile with private family support at junior tournaments and school activities.
• The video’s strong reception underscores the Trump-Woods family’s modern blended dynamic and growing engagement on Instagram and YouTube.