Christina Aguilera's 2 Kids: All About Max and Summer

Mar. 15, 2025

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Christina Aguilerais a mom of two.

The “Genie in a Bottle” singer shares son Max Liron with ex-husband Jordan Bratman and daughter Summer Rain with fiancé Matt Rutler.

After welcoming Summer in August 2014, Aguilera opened up to PEOPLE about the challenges of being a working mother and called her children “the center of my universe.”

“It’s definitely not easy juggling work and motherhood, as being a parent is a full-time job within itself,” she said. “You just have to make it work for you. My life has so many different moving parts, but my kids are the center focal piece, and everything else shifts around them.”

Despite the difficulty of trying to find the right work- and home-life balance, Aguilera always comes back toprioritizing her children’s comfortabove all else. “It’s definitely not easy. I will openly say that,” she told PEOPLE in May 2019. “The key is truly making sure that they always feel safe and always feel connected.”

While Aguilera admitted in an August 2024 interview withGlamourthat raising children can “trigger” her own trauma from childhood, she knows that they’re going to “make their own choicesand mistakes.”

“I love my son and my daughter so much, and you do want to shield and protect them from the world, But they have to learn their own lessons," she said.

From their births to their favorite hobbies, here’s everything to know about Christina Aguilera’s kids.

Max Liron Bratman, 16

Christina Aguilera and son Max.Christina Aguilera/Instagram

Aguilera and ex-husband Bratman welcomed their son Max in Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2008. The pair — who tied the knot in California’s Napa Valley on Nov. 19, 2005 — reportedly chose the middle name Liron to honor Bratman’s background, as it means “my song” or “my joy” in Hebrew.

The “Beautiful” singer and Bratman separated in October 2010 when Max was 2 years old but continued to co-parent. Aguilera told PEOPLE at the time, “Although Jordan and I are separated, our commitment to our son Max remains as strong as ever.”

While Max doesn’t regularly accompany the star on the road when she goes on tour — he often stays with Bratman in L.A. to focus on school — it seems that musical talent still runs in the family. In August 2018, Aguilera revealed thather then-10-year-old son has a beautiful singing voice.

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Though Aguilera largely keeps her son off of her social media, she did share a since-deletedheartfelt birthday tributefor his 12th birthday in 2020. “You have the biggest heart and caring nature, which I’m so proud of seeing and hearing from others who experience being around you – because those are rare, natural instincts that can’t be taught!” she captioned the post. “You just have a special way of making the room light up, commanding attention & bringing new ideas and laughter to any conversation or situation you’re in.”

A few months later, the pair took part in somemother-son bondingwhile on a trip in a recreational vehicle. Aguilera shared two photos from the outdoors trip of her and Max posing in matching cowboy hats in the RV’s doorway. “Escaped into nature for a bit 💚,” she captioned the sweet images.

Summer Rain Rutler, 9

Christina Aguilera’s daughter, Summer Rain.Christina Aguilera Instagram

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Aguilera gave birth to Summer, her second child and first with Rutler, on Aug. 16, 2014, in L.A. A few days later, the singer announced the arrival of her daughter with apost on X: “So proud to welcome our beautiful daughter Summer Rain Rutler into the world.”

She also added that she and Rutler chose the name Summer Rain because they felt it best captured their daughter’s spirit. “Summer is a time of spreading warmth and light, while rain washes away … replenishes and brings new life to allow growth and new beginnings,” she said. “I wanted her name to be filled with inspiration, love and joy. And that’s exactly what she brings to all who encounter her. Her beauty and sunshine exude from within.”

When Summer was just 4 years old, she alreadymade a mark on her mother’s music. The musician revealed to PEOPLE that her 2018 albumLiberationfeatured Summer’s voice. “My daughter’s laughter actually begins the intro of the record,” she said. “Being a mother is so important to me.”

In November 2018, Aguilerashared a videoof Summerjoining her on stageduring the St. Louis stop of her Liberation Tour. While the singer belted out “Beautiful,” her daughter shyly cuddled up next to her mom on a set of steps onstage. “Summer begs me to come out every night onstage! And then gets shy … but loves it … she’s taking it all in early …,” she wrote in the caption.

Despite her shyness, Summer got the performing bug after the concert appearance. “[Summer] would absolutely get mad at me if I didn’t invite her on. I was like, ‘We can’t do that every single night, babe!’ It’s very cute,” theBurlesquestar told PEOPLE a few months later in 2019. “She loves performance energy, and everybody’s in costume so it’s allowing her to be herself.”

While she may love costumes, it seems Aguilera’s daughter may not necessarilyfollow in her mom’s footstepsas a glamorous fashionista. When asked if she would save any of her iconic fashion looks for her daughter, Aguilera told PEOPLE in 2021, “I might,” with a laugh.

“She’s a very interesting one. She goes through all the gamut, but she is not the type of girl that likes a fuss,” she said. “She toys with the idea of painting her nails or dyeing her hair even, and then she’s like, ‘Nope, I don’t want to sit through it.’ … She just doesn’t want to be uncomfortable.”

Later that year, Summercelebrated her mom’s 43rd birthdayin Vegas — where the singer was rigorously prepping for her residency at the Venetian Resort.

source: people.com