Keke Palmer reacts to comment that her newborn son's name sounds like he 'led a civil rights march': 'It's giving I marched with Martin'

• On Monday, Keke Palmer shared the first images of her newborn son, Leodis Andrellton Jackson.
• Fans joked that the name sounds more appropriate to the 1900s than the 21st century.

Keke Palmer hilariously responded to jokes that her newborn son's name sounds like he was part of the 1960s civil rights movement.

On Monday, Palmer posted on Instagram a slideshow of herself, her boyfriend Darius Jackson, and her newborn, revealing that the baby had been born at some point during the weekend.

The baby's name, Leodis Andrellton Jackson, has already inspired a series of memes, with many fans thinking it sounds like the name of an old man, rather than a baby born in the 21st century.

One such fan tweeted: "That name sound like it led a civil rights March."

Palmer herself saw the tweet and responded, "It's giving I marched with Martin, purrrr," referencing Martin Luther King Jr.

Palmer also said that her son's name fits Black History Month in the caption of Monday's Instagram post.

"Born during Black History Month, with a name to match !" Palmer wrote. "LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo."

Last month, Palmer teased what her son's name would be while speaking on her podcast, "Baby, This is Keke Palmer."

"We're not saying the name, but the name for us — it gives American. It gives Black American storyline," the "Nope" star said. "We want it to just be like — we're not going for anything too unique. It's not about to be Stone and Sand. It's just like a nice natural [name]."

Palmer first revealed that she was pregnant in December during her opening monologue as host of "Saturday Night Live."

Earlier this month, she told Vanity Fair that she decided to reveal her pregnancy during her monologue because she didn't really know how else to tell the public.

"It was so much fun to say it during my monologue. That's something my kid can have forever," Palmer told Vanity Fair, adding she is "so happy for my child" for getting such a "legendary" reveal.