Sterling was the Mahomes' first child. When deciding on a name, Patrick and Brittany said they knew that either way, they would name the first child Sterling. The name works for both a boy and a girl and is a name that Brittany had always loved.

Patrick Mahomes' wife Brittany Mahomes and two of their children, Sterling, 3, and Bronze, 2, attended the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback's post-game press conference on Jan. 18 after the team's playoff victory over the Houston Texans.

Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, have been candid through the years about how they picked their kids’ names