Elon Musk welcomes his 14th child: Seldon Lycurgus

Ayesha Agrawal

01 Mar 2025 — 3 min read

Elon Musk Welcomes his 14th Child Seldon Lycurgus with partner Shivon Zilis

Elon Musk has welcomed his 14th child, Seldon Lycurgus with partner Shivon Zilis.
Zilis announced the news on X, showing her affection for thier 4th child.
The expanded family is receiving tons of public interest from social media.

Elon Musk is a tech billionaire, and businessman known for his key roles in Tesla, Inc., SpaceX, and Twitter (rebranded as X). He welcomes his 14^th child, a son named Seldon Lycurgus, and his fourth kid with Shivon Zilis. This announcement follows their previous children, twins Strider & Azure, and a daughter, Arcadia. ). Since 2025, Elon Musk has been a senior advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump and de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk is the wealthiest person in the world; as of February 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth to be US$ 353 billion.

Musk's partner, Zilis announced this news in a post on X on Friday. While she did not mention his birth date, she just shared her excitement over their new arrival.

She wrote, " Discussed with Elon and in light of beautiful Arcadia's birthday we felt it was better to also just share directly about our incredible son Seldon Lycurgus. Built like a juggernaut with a solid heart of gold."

To this, Musk replied with a heart emoji. A source told people that Elon “really loves Shivon.”

The Elon Musk Family

Elon Musk is now a father of 14 children with four different women. His first child, Nevada Alexander, was born in 2002 to his ex-wife Justine Wilson, but sadly passed away at just 10 weeks old. Later, Musk and Wilson had twins Vivian and Griffin, who are now 20 years old. They also had triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, who all turned 19 this year.
In addition to his children with Wilson, Musk also has three children with the musician Grimes. Their children are son X AE A-12, who is 4 years old, daughter Exa Dark Siderael, who is 3 years old, and son Techno Mechanius, also known as Tau, who is 2 years old.

Musk also has three children with Shivon Zilis, a director at his company Neuralink. Zilis and Musk welcomed twins Strider and Azure in November 2021, although the birth was kept secret at the time. The twins' arrival was disclosed in July 2022, through court documents. Interestingly, the twins were born just weeks before Musk and Grimes welcomed their daughter Exa Dark Siderael through surrogacy. Zilis and Musk's third child together is a daughter named Arcadia who was born on February 28, 2024. This birth was exactly a year after Zilis marked their daughter Azure's first birthday.

Furthermore, there is a recent claim by writer Ashley St. Clair that Musk is the father of her son R.S.C., who was born five months before her announcement on February 14.

St. Clair mentioned in a post on X, "Five months ago, I welcomed a new baby into the world. Elon Musk is the father." She also mentioned that this news was kept private for the child's safety and privacy.

Public and Personal Relations of Musk

Musk’s expanded family has sparked curiosity in the public, particularly the relationships among the mothers of his children. However, Zilis and Grimes addressed their relationship with a tweet after a reported misunderstanding.