Elon Musk has been accused of creating and managing a “legion” of secret babies, with the true total of his offspring unknown.
The claims came from a report by The Wall Street Journal published on April 16, 2025, entitled “The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers”.
Hours after the report was published, Musk took to X to write, “TMZ >> WSJ”, implying that the reputable newspaper was no better than celebrity gossip site TMZ.
Elon Musk is known to be the father of at least fourteen children. The Tesla chief became the father of his fourteenth publicly known child in February 2025, after Shivon Zilis broke the news of the couple’s new baby.
The Neuralink director, 39, announced on the social media platform X that she and Musk, 53, had a second son, Seldon Lycurgus.
“Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus. Built like a juggernaut, with a solid heart of gold. Love him so much”, she wrote. Musk responded with a heart emoji.
Seldon is the fourth of Zilis and Musk’s children together, following the birth of Arcadia, on February 28, 2024, and twins Strider and Azure, in November 2021. The post did not reveal when Seldon was born.
The social media influencer, named Ashley St Clair, made headlines after sharing the baby news on X, where the pair reportedly first crossed paths after Musk “slid into her DMs” in May 2023, The New York Post reported.
This is also stated in the WSJ piece, which claims that Musk uses X to select the prospective mothers of his children. The article also claims that Musk demanded St Clair deliver the baby via a caesarian section, based on the belief that doing so allows for a baby to have a larger brain.
He also requested that the baby should not undergo a circumcision. However, St. Clair is Jewish and wanted a natural birth, so she rejected both, the Journal reported. St. Clair also claimed that after conceiving their child, who is named Romulus, Musk allegedly tried to get her to move to an Austin “compound” to spend time with him and his “harem” of women.
Ashley St Clair has claimed to have mothered Elon Musk’s child
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Last summer, Musk confirmed the birth of his 12th child. The world’s richest man and supporter of the incoming US president, Donald Trump, has even gone as far as building a giant condo to house his many children with various women, and has reportedly tried to establish the unusual family set-up because he is allegedly still trying to father yet more children with different women.
The Tesla chief executive and owner of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), concluded with a hopeful message: “I hope you have big families, and congrats to those who already do!”
Here’s all you need to know about Musk’s children and their mothers.
Elon Musk with Pope Francis on July 1, 2022 during a private audience in the Vatican, with Musk’s children Damian, Kai, Saxon and Griffin
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Nevada Alexander Musk (2002-2002) — with Justine Wilson
Musk’s first wife was Canadian author Justine Wilson, whom he married in January 2000. Their first child, Nevada, tragically passed away at just 10 weeks old from sudden infant death syndrome in 2002.
Following this loss, the couple chose to pursue IVF treatment.
Griffin Musk and Vivian Jenna Wilson (2004) — with Justine Wilson
As a result of the IVF treatment, Wilson gave birth to twins, Griffin and Vivian, in April 2004.
Vivian, who was originally named Xavier Alexander Musk, came out as transgender in recent years and requested to change her last name from her father’s to her mother’s. The reason she gave was “gender identity and the fact that I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape, or form”.
In 2020, Musk publicly stated on Twitter that he “absolutely supports trans,” though he expressed frustration with the use of multiple pronouns, calling it an “aesthetic nightmare”.
He has since developed a more anti-trans stance, alleging that his daughter Vivian had been infected with the “woke mind virus”. Vivian has publicly spoken out against Musk in response, calling him a “pathetic man child” in a scathing interview with Teen Vogue.
Musk and then-wife Justine Wilson in the early days
Justine Musk
Kai, Saxon and Damian Musk (2006)
After the birth of their twins, Wilson and Musk, who were married for eight years, went on to have triplets. The three boys were born in January 2006 using IVF.
Justine, now 52, has spoken publicly about her deep love for her children, saying: “Almost all of my non-work waking hours are spent with my boys, and they are the love of my life.”
However, her relationship with Musk was problematic and they divorced in 2008.
In 2010, Wilson wrote an article for Marie Claire, describing herself as a “starter wife” and discussing their unhealthy relationship. She revealed that during their first dance at their wedding, Musk told her he was the “alpha” in the relationship and even said he would fire her if she ever worked for him.
X AE A-XII Musk (2020) — with Grimes
Musk began dating Canadian pop star Grimes, also known as Claire Boucher, in May 2018, after divorcing British actress Talulah Riley twice and briefly dating actress Amber Heard.
In May 2020, Grimes, aged 34, gave birth to a baby boy, whom they initially named X Æ A-12. However, California law disallowed this combination of characters, because it included symbols not part of the English language. The parents then modified the name to X AE A-XII but eventually simplified it to “X”.
In an interview in July 2020, Musk said he was taking a more passive role in parenting, explaining: “Grimes has a much bigger role than me right now.” He described her as “one of the most unusual people I’ve ever met.”
He added that he would take on a more active role as the child grows up.
Elon Musk and Grimes arrive for the Met Gala on May 7, 2018
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Exa Dark Sideræl Musk (2021) — with Grimes
Grimes and Musk broke up in September 2021. However, the singer later announced the birth of their first daughter, who was born via surrogate in December 2021. They named her Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, but affectionately call her “Y” for short.
Techno ‘Tau’ Mechanicus Musk (2022) — with Grimes
Grimes and Musk also have a child named Techno “Tau” Mechanicus, born via surrogate in 2022.
In an interview in March 2022, Grimes revealed that the pair had rekindled their relationship, though she described it as “fluid.” In a Vanity Fair cover story, she said: “There’s no real word for it. I would probably refer to him as my boyfriend, but we’re very fluid. We live in separate houses. We’re best friends. We see each other all the time… We just have our own thing going on, and I don’t expect other people to understand it.”
“This is the best it’s ever been,” she said of their relationship. “We just need to be free.”
However, shortly after the article was published, Grimes tweeted that they had broken up.
Shivon Zilis is the operations and special projects director at Neuralink, the neurotechnology company where Musk is co-chief executive
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Twins Strider and Azure (2022) — with Shivon Zilis
Musk’s twins with Shivon Zilis were born just one month before Exa, whom he had with Grimes. Named Strider and Azure, the twins, a boy and a girl, arrived in July 2022 via surrogate.
Zilis has been closely connected to Musk for several years. She is the operations and special projects director at Neuralink, the neurotechnology company where Musk is co-chief executive. Neuralink is developing cutting-edge devices aimed at treating neurological disorders.
In April 2022, Musk and Zilis petitioned to change the twins’ names so they would bear their father’s last name.
A further child, name unknown (2024) — with Shivon Zilis
The pair had a third child together in June 2024, which Musk confirmed, though its name and sex have not been revealed. It is believed they are still in a relationship.
It is reported that Zilis has moved into the large compound Musk built, becoming the only one so far to embrace his group living plan.
Romulus St Clair (2024) — with Ashley St Clair
Make America Great Again (MAGA) influencer Ashley St Clair claimed that she secretly gave birth to Elon Musk‘s 13th child in 2024. Musk has not publicly acknowledged the child, but St Clair has given a lengthy interview on the circumstances of his conception to The Wall Street Journal.
Seldon Lycurgus (birth date unknown)
Musk’s fourteenth child is Seldon Lycurgus. This is his fourth child with Neuralink director Shivon Zilis.
