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The Best Names for Triplets

Finding out you're having triplets can be overwhelming. We're here to help you with the naming process with this list of triplet names inspired by famous trios.
50 Triplet Names
Updated: January 7, 2023

When you hear about someone having triplets, it’s not unusual to have a reaction of immediately shaking your head thinking, "How do they cope?" Parents and family members have so many thoughts racing through their minds. Having three babies (at once!) can make you start laughing through tears - the crazy, scary kind of laugh.

More: The Ultimate List of Twin Girl Names

Over the last several decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of successfully conceived and delivered triplets. According to the CDC, there were 3,136 triplet births in the United States in 2020. Much of this is attributed to fertility treatments or advanced maternal age. With these increased numbers, the popularity of triplet names has also seen a surge. Many popular names meant for triplets actually sound like alliteration.

To help you get started in choosing the perfect triplet names for your babies, here is our list inspired by names from famous trios that make for classic names for baby boy, girls, or both.

Baby Boy Triplet Names

  1. Jon, Brandon, Robb - inspired by Game of Thrones
  2. Chandler, Ross, Joey - inspired by Friends, which is extremely popular among triplet boy names
  3. Athos, Pothos, Aramis - from The Three Musketeers
  4. Jimmy, Tommy, Henry - inspired by the movie, Goodfellas
  5. Alvin, Simon, Theodore - from Alvin and the Chipmunks
  6. Bruce, Peter, Clark - inspired by superheroes Batman, Spiderman, Superman
  7. Danny, Joe, Jesse - from the TV show Full House
  8. Ted, Marshall, Barney - Unique names for baby boys inspired by the TV show How I Met Your Mother
  9. Mike, Lucas, Dustin- from Stranger Things
  10. Winston, Nick, Schmidt - from New Girl
  11. Zeus, Apollo, Hermes - Greek mythology-inspired names for baby boys
  12. Theseus, Poseidon, Proteus - Greek-mythology-inspired names for baby boys

Baby Girl Triplet Names

  1. Phoebe, Monica, Rachel - inspired by the TV show Friends
  2. Lorelai, Rori, Emily- perfect names for little girls inspired by Gilmore Girls
  3. Arya, Sansa, Catelyn - inspired by Game of Thrones
  4. Cher, Tai, Dionne - from the movie Clueless
  5. Meredith, Callie, Cristina - main characters of the popular TV show Grey's Anatomy
  6. Leslie, Ann, April - from the show Parks and Recreation
  7. Winnie, Mary, Sarah - from the movie Hocus Pocus
  8. Gretchen, Regina, Karen - the popular girls on Mean Girls
  9. DJ, Stephanie, Michelle - Full House inspired names for baby girls
  10. Mary, Edith, Sybil - from Downton Abbey
  11. Margot, Lara Jean, Kitty - the sisters of the popular movie To All The Boys I've Loved Before
  12. Aurora, Ariel, Anastasia - Disney princess inspired names perfect for little girls
  13. Merida, Charlotte, Elsa - Disney princess triplet names
  14. Anna, Alice, Bella - Disney princess triplet names
  15. Annabelle, Mirabelle, Isabelle - alliteration names for baby girls
  16. Lila, Mila, Ella - alliteration based triplet names for little girls
  17. Gwen, Helen, Adwen - alliteration based triplet names
  18. Giselle, Tiana, Megara - Disney princess based names for baby girls

Boy and Girl Triplet Names

  1. Forrest, Jenny, Dan - from the movie Forrest Gump
  2. Jack, Rose, Cal - inspired by movie adaptation of Titanic
  3. Anna, Elsa, Kristoff- characters from popular Disney movie Frozen
  4. Harry, Ron, Hermione - Harry Potter characters
  5. Wendy, Michael, John - from the Disney movie Peter Pan
  6. Blair, Serena, Nate - Gossip Girl inspired names for triplets
  7. Dolore, William, Teddy - inspired by the show WestWorld
  8. Sawyer, Kate, Jack - from Lost
  9. Han, Luke, Leia - Star Wars-inspired triplet names
  10. George, Elaine, Jerry - leading characters of Seinfeld
  11. Andrew, Abigail, Agatha - Hebrew original names having the same first letter
  12. Mia, Mason, Mathew - first letter themed triplet names
  13. Sophia, Samuel, Sebastian - Greek mythology-inspired names starting with the same first letter
  14. Eric, Emily, Eudora - traditional triplet names starting with the same first letter which make for very unique names
  15. Edward, Eleanor, Elizabeth - royal names for triplet babies
  16. Polly, Patrick, Parker - same first letter inspired names for triplets
  17. Ari, Asta, Akila - same first letter unique names for triplet babies
  18. Marcus, Calithea, Elqenna- exotic triplet baby names
  19. Barrett, Beatrix, Bethany- traditional triplet names
  20. Alastair, Federica, Victoria - royal names for triplet babies

For more baby name inspiration check out these popular baby name lists:

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Vaijayanti Mohapatra

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