Stevie Wonder welcomes ninth child: daughter Nia

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Stevie Wonder recently welcomed his ninth child.

A representative confirmed the 64-year-old singer's girlfriend, Tomeeka Robyn Bracy, gave birth to a baby daughter. The couple named the infant Nia, which means "purpose" in Swahili, after one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Wonder and Bracy are already parents to a one-year-old daughter. The singer has seven other children from previous relationships, including daughter Aisha with Yolanda Simmons and sons Kailand and Mandla with ex-wife Kai Millard Morris.

Wonder was married to first wife Syreeta Wright from 1970 to 1972, and to Morris from 2001 to 2012. The singer last released A Time to Love in October 2005, and will be honored on CBS television special Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life in February 2015.