<Li> A set of octuplets were born between September 13 and September 16, 2000 in Milan, Italy to Mariella Mazzara and Giovanni Pierrera of Trapani . One died immediately after birth, two within a few days of birth, and the oldest, Margherita, died a month later on October 10 . </Li> <Li> On January 26, 2009, the Suleman octuplets were born in Bellflower, California, United States . One week after birth, the Suleman octuplets became the longest - living octuplets in known history . The children's names are Noah, Maliyah, Isaiah, Nariyah, Makai, Josiah, Jeremiah and Jonah . They were conceived through IVF . They have six older siblings, including a set of fraternal twins . They are the first octuplets known to survive their infancy . </Li> <Ul> <Li> A set of nonuplets were born on June 13, 1971 in Sydney, Australia to Geraldine Brodrick . They were five boys and four girls; two of the boys were stillborn and the last of the babies died six days after birth . </Li> <Li> A set of nonuplets were born on March 26, 1999 in Malaysia to Zurina Mat Saad . She had five boys and four girls (Adam, Nuh, Idris, Soleh, Hud, Aishah, Khadijah, Fatimah, and Umi Kalsom) but none of them survived more than 6 hours . </Li> </Ul> <Li> A set of nonuplets were born on June 13, 1971 in Sydney, Australia to Geraldine Brodrick . They were five boys and four girls; two of the boys were stillborn and the last of the babies died six days after birth . </Li>

Largest number of babies born in one pregnancy