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Sextuplets In The World
Sets Listed: 177
Updated October 21 2008


  1. Abbas Basha (Egypt, June 1980) 6 girls, unsure how many survive
  2. Abdel-Fattah (Egypt, October 31 1997) 6 girls, 4 survive
  3. Abdel-Meguid/Abdel Hakim (Egypt, October 27 2003) 3 boys, 3 girls, 5 survive, Mahmoud, Al-Sayed, Hani, Hanem (g), Hebat Allah (g), girl (d) (spont, 2 boys identical, 2 girls ident)
  4. Abid/Najm (Iraq, August 13 2008) 4 boys, 2 girls, 4 survive (2 boys died)
  5. Abuhelfaia (from Libya, born in England, UK, August 9 2001) 4 girls, 2 boys, 4 survive, Ragged, Rahef, Rana (d Sep 16 2002), Reem (d Aug 2001), Ahmed, Mohammed
  6. Adam (France, January 14 1989) 4 girls, 2 boys, Melanie, Doriane, Gaelle, Coralie, Cedric, Kevin (also seen as Adan) (carried to 32 1/2 weeks)
  7. Ahmed (Iraq, January 25 1983) 6 boys, unsure how many survive, not verified
  8. Alexandros (born in Scotland, living in California, 1984) 5 boys, 1 girl, 5 survive (all boys)  
  9. Al-Khatih (Gaza/Palestine, September 12 2003) 3 boys, 3 girls, Arafat, Ammar, Yasser, Palestina, Tahreer, Nida
  10. Al-Mustafa (Qatar, March 29 2006) 3 boys, 2 girls, 1 unknown, 5 survive (one died in utero) (father is an identical twin)
  11. Ascensio/Lungano (Argentina, May 22 1993) 4 girls, 2 boys, Mercedes, Mary Ines, Mary Laura, Lucia, Francisco, Julio
     
  12. Bhatia (Australia, April 8 1986) 5 girls, 1 boy, 2 girls survive, Karam, Raani, Venice, Karla, Shelley, Davinder (d) (1st set born in Australia)
  13. Bailey (Arizona, February 17 2006) 4 boys, 2 girls, 4 survive, Andrews, John, Ryan (d), Brett (d at 25w in utero), Brenna, Shelby (two boys identical, Shelby & Brenna identical, IVF)
  14. Bailon (Mexico, April 13 1996) 3 boys, 3 girls, 2 survive
  15. Belfort (June 15 1999)
  16. Beninati/Cannista (Italy, January 15 2000) 4 boys, 2 girls, 4 survive, Giovanni, Bartolo (d), Francesco, Alex (d), Lucia, Maria Catena (said they were the 3rd on record in Italy)
  17. Bohari (Malaysia, March 24, April 3, April 4 1997) 4 boys, 2 girls, 4 survive, Syukri, Syahmi, Syahmimi, unknown (d), Azizah (g), Azimah (g) (lost triplets in 95, spontaneous, one boy died)
  18. Boniello (New York, March 24 1997) 4 girls, 2 boys, Sabrina, Sophia, Stella, Olivia, Gerard, Trifon
  19. Brunner (Czech Republic, 1878/79) (also had quintuplets, spontaneous)
  20. Bushnell (Illinois, September 8 1866) 3 boys, 3 girls, 4 survived, Norberto (d 1935), Alberto (d 1940), Laberto (d infancy), Lucy (d infancy), Alice, Alincia (d in 1952)
  21. Byler (Florida, September 1 2007) 5 boys, 1 girl, Brady, Eli, Ryan, Jackson, Charlie, MacKenzie
     
  22. Calcatelli (Italy, January 9 1985) 6 boys, 5 may survive (one died at 10 days) [Note: I've seen a report that they were 4 boys and 2 girls]
  23. Caram (Argentina, March 2 1994) 4 girls, 2 boys, unsure how many survive
  24. Carotenuto (Italy, February 27 1996) 4 girls, 2 boys
  25. Carpio (New York, October 6 2008) 4 boys, 2 girls, Justin, Genesis, Joel, Jadon, Jezreel, Danelia
  26. Catapano (Italy, October 8 1988) 4 boys, 2 girls, 1 boy died, unsure how many survive (some articles state a 7th baby died in the 8th month of her pregnancy)
  27. Chianese (Italy, November 5 1976) 2 girls, 1 boy, 3 unknown, none survived (also had octuplets in 1979, 2 survived)
  28. Chiarelli/Lo Vetere (Italy, 2003) reportedly conceived spontaneously
  29. Coeke ( Germany, November 16 1983) 3 boys, 3 girls, 1 girl died, Rubben, Tim, Thomas, Lieselot, Miet, Sarah
  30. Coenen (Germany, July 24 1988) 4 girls, 2 boys, 5 survive, Alexander (d)
  31. Coleman (England, UK, November 12 1986) 3 boys, 3 girls, Gary, Stuart, James, Jayne, Hannah, Nichola (carried for 32 weeks)
  32. Collins (Texas, October 18 and November 11 1998) 3 boys, 3 girls, 4 survive, Jeremiah, Noah, Christopher (d), Rebekah (d Jan 7 2003), Hannah, Faith
  33. Cooper (Pennsylvania, February 6 1999) 2 boys, 2 girls, 2 lost in utero, 2 boys survive, Ian, Christian, Taylor (g, d ), Saige (g, d stillborn) (also has fraternal twins Tara & Rheannon, Sep 27 1991)
  34. Craig (South Africa, October 16 and November 8 1980) 4 boys, 2 girls, Frank, Andrew, John, William, Salome, Deborah (South African press couldn't verify it)
     
  35. Danoff (New York, May 21 1970) 5 girls, 1 boy, none survived
  36. Dilley (Indiana, May 25 1993) 4 boys, 2 girls, Ian, Julian, Quinn, Adrian, Brenna, Claire
     
  37. Esquivel (Nicaragua, March 1944) 4 boys, 2 girls
     
  38. Figuereo/Perez (Dominican Republic, December 27 2005) 3 boys, 3 girls, Emilio, Manuel, Hugo, Paola, Nerey, Emely
  39. Folty (Michigan, 1980's) reduced to triplets
     
  40. Garja/Tijerina (Mexico, June 26 1996) 3 boys, 3 girls, Luis, Jose, Carlos, Esperanza, Rebeca, Ana (1st to survive in Mexico, spontaneous)
  41. Ghosson (Lebanon, October 11 2003) 4 girls, 2 boys, Batool, Mariyam, Hitaf, Aya, Ali (b), Abdelrahman (b) (one may have died, the hospital site says 5 went home)
  42. Giannini (Italy, January 11 1980) 4 boys, 2 girls, Francesco, Fabrizio, Giorgio, Roberto, Letizia, Linda
  43. Gosselin (Pennsylvania, May 10 2004) 3 boys, 3 girls, Collin, Joel, Aaden, Alexis, Hannah, Leah (also have twin girls Cara & Madelyn)
  44. Granata (Italy, 1800s) (also had 11 sets of triplets and three sets of quadruplets)
  45. Grujic (Serbia, April 30 2002) 4 girls, 2 boys, none survive
     
  46. Haner (New York, March 22 1996) 4 boys, 2 girls, Christian, Ryan, Austin, Joshua, Breanna, Mary Ellen
  47. Hanselman (Ohio, February 26 2004) 3 boys, 3 girls, Kyle, Alex, Logan, Lucy, Isabella, Sophia
  48. Harris (Alabama, July 7 2002) 4 boys, 2 girls, Kaleb, Kobe, Kieran, Kyle, Kierra, Kaylynne
  49. Hayes (New Jersey, September 14 2004)  3 boys, 3 girls, Connor, Eric, Ryan, Rebecca, Rachel, Tara (also have 2 sets of twins - Kevin & Kyle (1996) and Kieran & Meghan (1999))
  50. Headrick (Kansas, April 6 2002) 3 boys, 3 girls, Ethan, Grant, Sean, Melissa, Jaycie, Danielle
  51. Hiroshimaya (Japan, February 23 to 27 1705) 4 boys, 2 girls (some newspapers reported a 7th baby)
  52. Hirsch (Texas, November 17 1888) 4 boys, 2 girls
  53. Hong (China, December 23 1998) 4 boys, 2 girls, 4 survive (1b and 1g died) (3 boys identical, spontaneous)
  54. Hynes (Oregon, September 5 1975) 4 boys, 2 girls, none survive
     
  55. Ibikunle (Nigeria, March 31 2003) 4 girls, 2 boys, 2 survive, David, Deborah (mother and father are both twins, spontaneous, delivered naturally)
  56. Ibrahim/Ahmed (Egypt, January 2005) 5 girls, 1 boy, Imen, Esra, Elee, Aye, Esme, Muhammed
  57. Incarnato (Italy, March 27 1996) 4 girls, 2 boys, Sara, Deborah, Rosanna, Mariarca, Emanuele, Pasquale
     
  58. Jaffer (Bahrain, June 13 2001) 4 boys, 2 girls, 4 survive (3 boys, 1 girl)
     
  59. Karl (Alabama, December 8 1899) 6 boys
     
  60. Lacasale (New Jersey, October 20 1998) 4 boys, 2 girls or 4 girls 2 boys, 4 survive, Anthony, Joseph, Patricia, Stephanie (lost 2 identical babies)
  61. Lange (California, December 8 1974) 4 boys, 2 girls, 1 survive, Brian (d), Corey (d), Jason (d), John (d), Jolene, Kelly (d) (also had quadruplets that didn't survive)
  62. Leonard (Illinois, October 21 1997) 3 boys, 3 girls, 5 survive, Ryan, Brady, Morgan (b, d), Kiara, Shelby, Darby (g)
  63. Letts (England, UK, December 15 1969) 5 girls, 1 boy, 5 survive, Cara, Sharon, Joanne, Tanya, girl (d at birth), Gary
  64. Lopez (Argentina, May 21 1993) 4 girls, 2 boys, María Luz, Solana, Camila, Julieta, Alejo, Lautaro
     
  65. Marr (Maine, June 27 1846) 2 survived (spontaneous)
  66. Martinez/Muniz (Mexico, November 23 1999) 4 boys, 2 girls, Gerardo, Antonio, Fabian, José, Julia, Cecilia
  67. Martins/Fernandez (Spain, March 27 1997) 3 boys, 3 girls, 2 survive (3 boys, 1 girl died)
  68. Masche (from Nevada, born in Arizona, June 11 2007) 3 boys, 3 girls, Cole, Blake, Grant, Bailey, Savannah, Molli
  69. Medina/Paez (Venezuela, April 3 1990) 4 boys, 2 girls, 4 survive, Nerio (d), Danilo (d), Henry, Sergio, Elaine, Carolina (1st in South America, mom was 20)
  70. Meis (Texas, February 4 2005) 3 boys, 3 girls, 4 survive, William (d Sep 19 2005), Matthew (d at birth), Jackson, Amelia, Elizabeth, Eleanor
  71. Miyakawa (Japan, September 17 1976) Ayako survived (1st set in Japan)
  72. Moreno/Sanchez (Mexico, July 2005) 6 girls, Flor, Gabriela Segumi, Fátima, Elizabeth, Mayela, Ángela (born at 32 weeks)
  73. Mooser (Germany, March 24 1986) 3 boys, 3 girls, 5 survive, Stefan (d) Robert, Matthias, Monika, Martina, Brigitte (mother died)
  74. Morrison (Minnesota, June 10 2007) 4 boys, 2 girls, 1 survives, Bennet (d June 13), Tryg (d June 14), Lincoln (d June 15), Sylas, Lucia (d July 22), Cadence (d June 23)
  75. Munoz/Rodriguez (Dominican Republic, May 2007) 4 girls, 1 boy, 1 unknown, 5 survive, Kia, Kiara, Keila, Ciara, Luis
     
  76. Nijssen (Netherlands, September 18 1977) 4 girls, 2 boys, 5 survive, Patricia, Priscilla, Mirella, Ivo, Denis (d)
  77. Notzon (Germany, November 26 1981) 3 boys, 3 girls, 3 survive
     
  78. Olstad (from North Dakota, born in Minnesota, February 2003) 5 boys, 1 girl, none survive, Luke (d), Matthew (d), Mark (d), John (d), Joseph (d), Abigail (d)
  79. Otten (born in Missouri, from Illinois, April 9 2004) 3 boys, 3 girls, Jacob, Joshua, Tyler, Madison, Isabella, Rileigh
     
  80. Pallau/Ferri (Spain, August 29 1985) 5 girls, 1 boy, 1 survive, Esther (d), girl (d), girl (d), Mari Luz, Bartolomé (d) (also has twin girls in 84, none survive)
  81. Perry (Pennsylvania, March 19 2003) 3 boys, 3 girls, Ian, Simon, Joshua, Olivia, Zoe, Madison
  82. Petrone/Luzitelli (Italy, August 4 1970) 3 boys, 3 girls, 1 boy and 1 girl survive
  83. Poliseno (New York, 1990?) reduced to one, Victor
  84. Price (England, UK, April 14 1976) 3 boys, 3 girls, none survive, Nigel (d) Jacqueline (d)
  85. Prijono/Tjokrosetio (from Indonesia born in Singapore, November 29 1998) 5 boys, 1 girl, Danny, Davis, Dylon, Douglas, Dominick, Deirdre (southeast Asia's 1st surviving set)
     
  86. Radic (Ecuador, April 23 1993) 4 boys, 2 girls
  87. Rosenkowitz (South Africa, January 11 1974) 3 boys, 3 girls, David, Grant, Jason, Nicolette, Elizabeth, Emma
     
  88. Sajida (from Afghanistan, born in Pakistan, July 5 1993) 4 girls, 2 boys, none survive
  89. Salinas Hernandez (Mexico, February 28 1998) 3 boys, 3 girls, 3 survive, Eduardo, Guillermo, Bryan (d), Elsa (d), Diana (d), Arly
  90. Santi-Esteban/Araujo (Mexico, November 10 2000) 4 boys, 2 girls, 3 survive, Silvano (d), Jesus-Eduardo (d), Julio-Cesar (d), Maximilian, Martha, Dulce-Maria
  91. Santos (Portugal, February 10 2002) 3 boys, 3 girls, none survive, Pedro (d), Diogo (d), Leandro (d), Andreia (d), Joana (d), Rubina (d)
  92. Secco (Italy, August 11 1997) 3 boys, 3 girls, Davide, Jacopo, Nicolo, Elena, Silvia, Mattia
  93. Sheikh (Pakistan, October 30 2002) 5 boys, 1 girl
  94. Shanun (Israel, October 8 1985) 5 boys, 1 girl
  95. Shrives-Dornan (Arkansas, June 3 2006) 3 boys, 3 girls, none survived, Ayden (d), Ryder (d), Bryson (d), Brooklee (d), Brailee (d), Arabella (d) (7th baby lost in utero)
  96. Soldani (California, September 1 2007) 4 girls, 2 boys, Lucia, Joely (d), Bailey (d), Briana (d), Bruno, Santino
  97. Speichinger (Missouri, August 9 1936) 1 survived, Marjorie-Louise (others died in 2nd month of pregnancy)
  98. Stanek (Colorado, September 16 1973) 4 boys, 2 girls, 4 survive, Nathan, Steven, Jeffrey (d at age 9), John, Julia (d), Catherine
     
  99. Tagijeva (from Azerbaijan, born in Russia, September 2004) 3 boys, 3 girls, 5 survive
  100. Taylor (North Carolina, September 11 2000) 3 boys, 3 girls, 5 survive, Hunter, Jordan, Griffin (d), Faith, Cassandra, Morgan
  101. Taylor (Minnesota, due 2007) lost a 6th at 9 weeks
  102. Thompson (Washington DC, May 8 1997) 5 girls, 1 boy, 5 survive, Emily, Octavia, Stella, Ann Maria, Alison (d), Richard
  103. Thorns (England, UK, October 2 1968) 4 girls, 2 boys, 3 survive, Lynne (d), Susan, Julie, Jillian (d at birth), Ian (d), Roger
  104. Thurmond (South Carolina, October 18 1902) none survived, James (d)
  105. Tika (Greece, August 31 1979) 4 girls, 2 boys, none survive
  106. Tukuluse (Africa, 1920)
     
  107. Underhill (England, UK, May 2 1985) 4 boys, 2 girls, 1 survives, Benjamin (d Jan 1986), Daniel (d May 17 1985), Nathan (d Nov 1985), Mathew (d Feb 1986), Lucy (d Mar 1986), Charlotte
     
  108. Vanhove/Gadeyne (Belgium, August 17 1983) 5 boys, 1 girl, Bruno, Jelle, Tom, Lode, Veerle, Anne (reported as the 11th woman this century to have sextuplets, delivered naturally)
  109. Van Houten (Michigan, January 7, 16 and 17 2004) 4 boys, 2 girls, John Paul, Gerrit, Nolan, Peyton, Samantha, Kennedy
  110. Vince (England, UK, May 19 1993) 5 girls, 1 boy, Rebecca, Katie, Stephanie, Jessica, Valerie, Gregory (father has twins from previous marriage)
     
  111. Walton (England, November 18 1983) 6 girls, Jenny, Ruth, Lucy, Kate, Hannah, Sarah
  112. Wang (China, May 29 2003) 5 boys, 1 girl, 5 survive (one boy died) (reportedly conceived spontaneously)
  113. Werner (Germany, March 26 1986) 3 boys, 3 girls, 5 survive, Tomas, Niklas, Lukas, Grete, Mady, one stillborn girl
     
  114. Zala (India, December 4 2006) 6 boys, 4 survive (may be spontaneous
     
  115. unidentified (Italy, late 1500's, early 1600's) (spontaneous)
  116. unidentified (Italy, late 1500's, early 1600's) (spontaneous)
     
  117. unidentified (Europe, 1831) (spontaneous)
  118. unidentified (USA, December 30 1831) 6 girls, none survived (mother was 19) (spontaneous)
  119. unidentified (Italy, 1844) (spontaneous)
  120. unidentified (September 15 1869) (spontaneous)
  121. unidentified (Spain, 1880) (spontaneous)
  122. unidentified (Spain, 1885) 1 survived (spontaneous)
  123. unidentified (England, UK, 1893) 6 girls (spontaneous)
     
  124. unidentified (Ghana, April 19 1903) 5 boys, 1 girl, none survived (2 sets of boys identical, mother previously had quads and 2 sets triplets) (spontaneous)
  125. unidentified (Africa, May 10 1903) all survived after 8 days
  126. unidentified (Nigeria, 1907) (mother was 19) (spontaneous)
     
  127. unidentified (South Africa, 1929) 3 survive (spontaneous)
     
  128. unidentified (Portugal, 1931) (spontaneous)
  129. unidentified (British Guyana, 1933) (spontaneous)
  130. unidentified (India, 1937) (spontaneous)
     
  131. unidentified (USA, 1950) (spontaneous)
  132. unidentified (India, April 1951) none survive (spontaneous)
  133. unidentified (Zimbabwe, 1952) stillborn (spontaneous)
  134. unidentified (Mexico, September 7 1953) 3 survive (1b, 2g) (spontaneous)
  135. unidentified (Bosnia, April 14 1955) none survived (spontaneous)
  136. unidentified (South Carolina, June 1955) (spontaneous)
  137. unidentified (Iran, March 1958) 4 boys, 2 girls (spontaneous)
  138. unidentified (England, UK, 1958) 2 boys survive (spontaneous)
     
  139. unidentified (Malawi, 1961) (spontaneous, also had 2 sets of quints, 1 set of triplets and 1 set of twins)
  140. unidentified (Zimbabwe, October 10 1961) stillborn (spontaneous)
  141. unidentified (Washington, September 28 1963) 1survives (spontaneous)
  142. unidentified (Sweden, 1964)
  143. unidentified (Sweden, February 16 1965) none survive
  144. unidentified (Brazil, August 26 1965) (spontaneous)
  145. unidentified (Sweden, October 9 and 10 1965) 4 girls, 2 boys, none survive
  146. unidentified (Belgium, March 1966) none survive
  147. unidentified (Bangladesh, 1967)
  148. unidentified (Pakistan, November 1 1967) 6 boys
  149. unidentified (USA, 1970s) at least 2 girls, none survived
     
  150. unidentified (Italy, August 4 1970) none survive
  151. unidentified (Iran, October 1976) 2 girls survive
  152. unidentified (Guatemala, September 1978) 5 boys, 1 girl, unsure how many survive
  153. unidentified (Sardinia, July 31 1978) none survived
     
  154. unidentified (W Germany, September 25 1983) 4 boys, 2 girls, 1 boy died, Germany's 3rd set
  155. unidentified (Kuwait, January 2 1984) 4 boys, 2 girls
  156. unidentified (Australia, 1986)
  157. unidentified (Japan, December 30 1988 and January 2 1989) 5 boys, 1 girl, 3 survive (girl died), (1boy born in 88- the others born 89)
  158. unidentified (Italy, May 20 1989)
     
  159. unidentified (Spain, 1990) 5 survive
  160. unidentified (Chile, July 6 1990) 2 boys died in utero, 1 survives
  161. unidentified (Brazil, November 3 1991) 3 boys, 3 girls
  162. unidentified (Pakistan, 1992) 3 boys, 3 girls
  163. unidentified (Malta, 1994) unknown how many survive
  164. unidentified (Mexico, April 1996) 5 survive
  165. unidentified (Afghanistan, 1998) 5 boys, 1 girl, none survived
  166. unidentified (Saudi Arabia, September 6 1998) 3 boys, 3 girls, reported to be spontaneous, already had a set of triplets
     
  167. unidentified (Saudi Arabia, February 20 2000) so far all survive
  168. unidentified (Colorado, July 2001) 5 survive
  169. unidentified (Pakistan, October 30 2002) 5 girls, 1 boy
  170. unidentified (Michigan, July 2003) none survived
  171. unidentified (California, September 15 2004) 4 boys, 2 girls
  172. unidentified (Egypt, January 2005) 3 boys, 3 girls, 5 survive
  173. unidentified (India, December 7 2006) 4 boys, 2 unknown, 2 died in utero, 2 stillborn, 2 boys survive
  174. unidentified (British Columbia, Canada, January 6 and 7 2007) 4 boys, 2 girls, 4 survive (1 boy and 1 unknown died)  (one born naturally, the others caesarean)
  175. unidentified (Bahrain, June 2008) 3 boys, 3 girls, 1 survives (2 identical, IVF)
  176. unidentified (Germany, October 16 2008) 4 girls, 2 boys, Rana, Esma, Zeynep, Zehra, Adem, Ahmed
     
  177. unidentified (Ontario, Canada) conceived and lost sextuplets (spontaneous, mother a twin, mother had quadruplet grandchildren (Luloff))

2 sets of sextuplets were selectively reduced in Canada, in 1997 and 1998, I have not counted these in the totals.

A news article stated in 1968 that 18 sets of sextuplets had been born in the UK in the century. (I haven't counted these 18 sets in the total yet).
 


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