How Old Is Carrie Underwood's Son? Isaiah, 11 (2026)

The Short Answer: Isaiah Is 11

Carrie Underwood’s older son is 11 years old. Isaiah Michael Fisher was born on February 27, 2015 — announced by Underwood on Instagram with the words “Tiny hands and tiny feet... God has blessed us with an amazing gift!” As of October 2026, he is 11.

His little brother, Jacob Bryan Fisher, born January 21, 2019, is 7. Together the Fisher boys — 11 and 7 — are growing up on the family’s Tennessee property, largely out of the spotlight, with parents who guard their privacy fiercely.

Isaiah Michael Fisher: Born February 27, 2015

Isaiah Michael Fisher arrived on February 27, 2015, the first child of Underwood and Mike Fisher. His name reflects the family’s deep Christian faith — Isaiah, the biblical prophet, paired with Michael. Underwood announced the birth herself on social media, and the boy has been part of her story ever since.

Now 11, Isaiah has already made his musical debut: he sang a duet of “Little Drummer Boy” with his mother on her 2020 Christmas album My Gift, a recording that gave fans a rare glimpse of the next generation’s talent. He has joined his mom on tour stops, helped out on the family’s rural property, and — per his mother — calls Jacob his “baby,” watching over his little brother with classic eldest-child seriousness.

At 11, Isaiah is old enough to understand exactly who his mom is — the American Idol winner, the 8-time Grammy winner, the voice of Sunday nights — and young enough, his parents hope, to still just think of her as Mom.

Jacob Bryan Fisher: Born January 21, 2019

Jacob Bryan Fisher was born on January 21, 2019 — Underwood shared that he “entered the world in the wee hours of the morning” and that the family “couldn’t be happier for God to trust them with taking care of this little miracle.” He is 7 as of October 2026.

Jacob’s birth carried extra weight because of what came before it (see below): three miscarriages that left Underwood fearing she would never have another child. She has called Jacob her miracle baby openly — a framing rooted in the family’s faith, which suffuses everything from his biblical name to the way his parents talk about parenting.

At 7, Jacob is the caboose of the family — adored by his big brother, doted on by his parents, and growing up alongside Isaiah in a household where church, sports, and music set the rhythm.

The Road Between: Three Miscarriages and a Miracle

Between Isaiah’s birth in 2015 and Jacob’s in 2019 came heartbreak. Underwood has spoken candidly about suffering three miscarriages in that span — losses that shook her faith and her confidence. “Why on Earth do I keep getting pregnant if I can’t have a kid?” she once said, describing the anguish. “Either shut the door or let me have a kid.”

Her openness — first in a 2018 interview, then in her music and testimony — made her an unlikely spokesperson for pregnancy loss, a subject country music rarely touches. When Jacob arrived in January 2019, healthy and “in the wee hours of the morning,” the family’s relief was palpable in every announcement.

The experience deepened the faith-centered parenting that defines the Fisher household. Underwood told People the family prioritizes church “not just for lessons and learning, but also to have a community” — a village to help raise two boys, 11 and 7, with intention.

The Dad: Mike Fisher

Mike Fisher, the boys’ father, is a former NHL player — a center who spent most of his career with the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators. He and Underwood met at one of her concerts in late 2008, got engaged in December 2009, and married on July 10, 2010, at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge in Greensboro, Georgia, before more than 250 guests.

Now 16 years into the marriage, Fisher is the family’s hockey-and-outdoors counterweight to Underwood’s touring life: fishing trips, farm chores, and sports with the boys. The couple’s social media shows a deliberately normal family rhythm — kids’ faces obscured, milestones shared sparingly.

Their partnership has weathered the miscarriages, two high-profile careers, and the particular weirdness of raising kids while famous. The through-line, friends say, is shared faith and a shared determination to keep Isaiah and Jacob grounded.

2026: A 14th Season of Sunday Night Football

If there’s a constant in the Fisher household’s fall, it’s this: Mom owns Sunday nights. In August 2026, NBC confirmed Underwood would star in the Sunday Night Football show open for a 14th consecutive season — one of the longest partnerships in sports television — with the new open debuting September 13, 2026, ahead of Cowboys-Giants on NBC and Peacock.

This year’s edition leans into Underwood’s rock influences, filmed across a recording studio, an intimate venue, and a packed stadium, built on the Joan Jett and the Blackhearts anthem “I Hate Myself for Loving You” that has powered the open since her 2013 debut. “This year’s show open welcomes Sunday Night Football into my ongoing rock star fever dream,” Underwood said. “It’s one of my most favorite opens yet!”

For Isaiah, 11, and Jacob, 7, it means another autumn of hearing Mom’s voice kick off football season — a family tradition as reliable as church on Sundays.

Faith, Farm Life, and Raising Boys

The Fishers’ parenting playbook is an open book: faith first, farm chores second, fame a distant third. Underwood has described wanting her boys “raised up good” — “keeping everything as loving as possible” — with church community as the scaffolding.

The Tennessee property gives Isaiah and Jacob room to be kids: fishing, animals, wide-open space, and parents who — by Underwood’s own admission — wrestle with mom guilt like everyone else. “I just hope I’m making my boys proud of their mama,” she once wrote of having the family on the road for the Cry Pretty Tour.

As of October 2026, the boys are 11 and 7 — old enough for their own interests, young enough to still think family fishing trips are the main event. In a business built on spotlights, the Fishers have built something quieter: a family.

What’s in a Name: Isaiah and Jacob

The Fisher boys’ names are sermons in miniature. As NBC detailed, both are rooted in the family’s Christian faith: Isaiah, the biblical prophet, paired with Michael; then Jacob Bryan, another Old Testament anchor. Underwood has said faith “has always played an important role in my life and my career,” and the names are where that faith meets motherhood.

It shows up in small moments, too — like the adorable rendition of “Jesus Loves Me” Underwood once sang with her oldest son, or the family’s habit of framing milestones as gifts from God. “Tiny hands and tiny feet... God has blessed us with an amazing gift!” she wrote when Isaiah arrived in 2015; “God to trust them with taking care of this little miracle,” when Jacob followed in 2019. For the Fishers, naming a child is theology.

From American Idol to Sunday Nights

It is easy to forget, watching the SNF open, how the story started: a 21-year-old from Checotah, Oklahoma, winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Two decades later, Underwood is an 8-time Grammy winner, a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and — since 2013 — the voice of NBC’s Sunday Night Football.

The boys have grown up inside that arc. Isaiah was 5 when he sang “Little Drummer Boy” with his mom on My Gift (2020); both boys have done stretches on the road — Underwood once wrote that having the family along for the Cry Pretty Tour 360 was one of her favorite things, hoping she was “making my boys proud of their mama.” As of October 2026, with Isaiah at 11 and Jacob at 7, the family’s Tennessee rhythm — church, school, football Sundays — looks settled and strong.

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