The Best Names for Triplets

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.

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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

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

Boy and Girl Triplet Names

31. Forrest, Jenny, Dan - from the movie Forrest Gump
32. Jack, Rose, Cal - inspired by movie adaptation of Titanic
33. Anna, Elsa, Kristoff- characters from popular Disney movie Frozen
34. Harry, Ron, Hermione - Harry Potter characters
35. Wendy, Michael, John - from the Disney movie Peter Pan
36. Blair, Serena, Nate - Gossip Girl inspired names for triplets
37. Dolore, William, Teddy - inspired by the show WestWorld
38. Sawyer, Kate, Jack - from Lost
39. Han, Luke, Leia - Star Wars-inspired triplet names
40. George, Elaine, Jerry - leading characters of Seinfeld
41. Andrew, Abigail, Agatha - Hebrew original names having the same first letter
42. Mia, Mason, Mathew - first letter themed triplet names
43. Sophia, Samuel, Sebastian - Greek mythology-inspired names starting with the same first letter
44. Eric, Emily, Eudora - traditional triplet names starting with the same first letter which make for very unique names
45. Edward, Eleanor, Elizabeth - royal names for triplet babies
46. Polly, Patrick, Parker - same first letter inspired names for triplets
47. Ari, Asta, Akila - same first letter unique names for triplet babies
48. Marcus, Calithea, Elqenna- exotic triplet baby names
49. Barrett, Beatrix, Bethany- traditional triplet names
50. Alastair, Federica, Victoria - royal names for triplet babies

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

• Top 1000 Most Popular Baby Girl Names in the U.S.
• Top 1000 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in the U.S.
• The 100 Coolest Baby Names in the World

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