Elon Musk's 12 children: What we know about them

Now that Elon Musk has confirmed that he has welcomed his third child with Neuralink director Shivon Zilis earlier this year and there was nothing secret about it, the Tesla CEO is now the father of at least 12 children -- in public knowledge. Justine Wilson, Grimes and Shivon Zilis are the mothers of Elon Musk's children. Elon's first child with Justine Wilson died at just 10 weeks in 2002. He was named Nevada.

Details of Elon Musk's 12 children
Griffin and Vivian (formerly Xavier)
Born in 2004, two years after, Elon Musk and Justine Wilson lost Nevada, Griffin and Vivian are twins. Vivian was the name that she chose as she became 18 leaving father's surname and the name Xavier given by the parents. She also came out as a transgender.

Kai, Saxon, Damian
Born in 2006, Kai, Saxon, Damian are triplets conceived through IVF.

Musk and Wilson divorced in 2008. In 2010, Musk married actor Talulah Riley. They divorced in 2012, remarried in 2013 and divorced again in 2016. They had no children together.

X Æ A-Xii, Exa Dark Sideræl and Techno
X Æ A-Xii (pronounced as X Ash A Twelve), Musk and Grimes' first son, was born in May 2020. In December 2021, they welcomed their first daughter Exa Dark Sideræl (pronounced as Sigh-deer-ee-el) via surrogate. Their son, originally named X Æ A-12, had to have his name legally changed to follow California laws on birth certificates, though his parents simply refer to him as “X.” Musk and Grimes split in September 2021 before getting back together around the time of Exa Dark's birth. Later, the existence of a third child, a boy named Techno Mechanicus or Tau was confirmed.

Strider, Azure and unnamed newborn
In November 2021, Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis welcomed twins Strider and Azure through IVF. Earlier this year, the pair welcomed their third child whose gender and name have not yet been revealed. Elon Musk said all his friend sand family knew about it and there was nothing secret. “All our friends and family know. Failure to issue a press release, which would be bizarre, does not mean ‘secret'," Elon Musk said.