List of youngest birth fathers

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This is a list of youngest fathers on record, all aged maximum 15 years at the time of the child's birth.

List[]

9 years old[]

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
1910 Unidentified 9 years 8-year-old China (Qing dynasty) This father and mother are the youngest biological parents in terms of combined age on record. They were farmers, with the surname Hsi, from Amoy, Fukien, and went on to marry and have four children.[1]

10 years old[]

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
2001 Unidentified 10 years Unknown U.S. The youngest father in Illinois 2001 was according to the published selected vital statistics 10 years old.[2]

11 years old[]

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
2009 Unidentified 11 years Unknown U.S. The youngest father in North Dakota 2009 was according to the published vital statistics 11 years old.[3]
2015 Alberto S. 11 years 16-year-old Mexico [4]

12 years old[]

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
20 January 1998 Sean Stewart 12 years, 1 month 15-year-old next-door neighbor Emma Webster United Kingdom Stewart went on to have numerous run ins with law enforcement for drugs and petty theft. Is not part of his son's life anymore .[5]
October 2003 Unidentified 12 years 13-year-old girlfriend United States Both were charged with child sexual abuse in which the boy pled guilty whereas the girl's conviction was vacated. Share parenting time with child.[6]
July 2010 Unidentified 12 years 10-year-old girlfriend Russia The boy's girlfriend, from a village near Kazan, Russia, became pregnant shortly before she was 10 and gave birth one month prematurely to a girl in Kazan.[7]
June 2013 Unidentified 12 years 36-year-old New Zealand The woman faced unspecified criminal charges although New Zealand law at the time did not permit women to be charged with rape. The boy impregnated the woman at age 11 and was 12 by the time she gave birth. The baby was placed in foster care.[8][9]
October 2014 Chris McBride 12 years 22-year-old nanny Marissa Mowry United States Impregnated Mowry at age 11 after being molested for several months. Mowry was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual battery. McBride and his mother have custody of child.[10][11]
2017 Unidentified 12 years 16-year-old India [12]

13 years old[]

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
11 June 1920 Tribhuvan of Nepal 13 years Queen Kanti of Nepal, his 13-year-old wife Nepal King of Nepal, married at age 13 to two wives on the same day (wives were sisters: one aged 13 and one aged 12 on the wedding day, had more children with both under the age 15 and later and also other children later with junior wives)[13][failed verification]
May 1984 Hal Warden 13 years 16-year-old friend Wendy Chappell United States Warden eventually had another child at the age of 15 when he married a 14-year-old girl who he later divorced.[14][15][16]
May 1989 Shane Seyer 13 years 17-year-old babysitter Colleen Hermesmann United States See Hermesmann v. Seyer.[17]
1995/96 Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya 13 years Unknown United States Later became a famous dancer under the name "El Farruquito".[18]
May 1997 Vili Fualaau 13 years 34-year-old schoolteacher Mary Kay Letourneau United States Letourneau was imprisoned twice for second-degree rape. The couple married in 2004 and divorced in 2019. She died in July 2020.[19]
1999 James Sutton 13 years 17-year-old girlfriend Sarah Drinkwater United Kingdom [20][better source needed]
2001 Dillian Whyte 13 years Unknown United Kingdom Whyte later became a professional boxer.[21][22][23]
13 July 2003 Mats Jonsson 13 years 15-year-old girlfriend Veronica Söderholm Sweden The couple hold the record for being the youngest parents in Sweden.[24]
2004/05 Paul Michael Dale Ford 13 years Unknown Isle of Man [25]
July 2006 Unidentified 13 years 10-year-old girlfriend Belgium A girl from Montigny-le-Tilleul gave birth in 2006 to a child fathered by her boyfriend and schoolmate. After she had begun gaining weight, her mother put her on a diet, but when the girl visited a doctor, it was discovered that she was nine months pregnant. News of the birth did not become publicly known until 2007.[26]
2009 Unidentified 13 years 14-year-old girlfriend United Kingdom [27]
October 2010 Gheorghe Mecic 13 years Elena Chiritescu, 10-year-old cousin and former fiancée Spain (originally from Romania) Betrothed by their families, Chiritescu became pregnant before moving to Spain and gave birth to a girl. The couple later canceled their engagement.[28]
2014 Unidentified 13 years 12-year-old girlfriend United Kingdom The couple hold the record for being the youngest parents in the United Kingdom.[29]
2017 Unidentified 13 years Leah Cordice, his 17-year-old babysitter United Kingdom Cordice was sentenced to 30 months in jail and the baby was placed in foster care, against the boy's wishes as he wanted to raise his child.[30]

14 years old[]

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
1409 Charles, Duke of Orléans 14 years Isabella of Valois, his 19-year-old wife and cousin France The couple were married at 11 and 16 respectively. Isabella died in childbirth.[31]
1604 Ahmed I 14 years Mahfiruz Hatun, his 19-year-old concubine Ottoman Empire Is the youngest sultan to become a father in the Ottoman Empire's history[32]
1767/68 Salomon Maimon 14 years His wife, Sarah, a Jewish girl from Nyasvizh Grand Duchy of Lithuania Was married aged 11 or 12. Later became a renowned philosopher.[33]
1977/78 Glenn Stearns 14 years 17-year-old girl named Kathy United States Stearns later became a multimillionaire; his daughter, born when he was 14, works for him.[34][35]
1983 Dave 14 years Unknown United Kingdom A boy from Manchester. Had another baby two years later.[36]
1991/92 Jackson Adams 14 years Sharon Whitley 22yr United States Jackson and Sharon now have two sons and their last name's are Blaney, Jackson's grandfather's name.
1997 Shem Davies 14 years Kelly, 14-year-old girlfriend United Kingdom Davies later became the youngest grandfather in the United Kingdom at age 29 when his daughter gave birth at age 14.[37]
1997 Dean Grey 14 years 19-year-old girlfriend United Kingdom [38]
Nick Olivas 14 years 20-year-old United States [39]
2006 Nick Olivas 14 years 20-year-old United States Was unaware of child's existence until the girl was 10 when he was ordered to pay child support. Has visitations with his daughter and pays child support.[40]
2008 Andrew Jones 14 years 16-year old girlfriend Aimee Blaxland Wales Jones and Blaxland were young parents from Wales, United Kingdom 2008.
2008 Unidentified 14 years 12-year-old girlfriend United States The boy pled guilty to sexual misconduct and was required to register as a sex offender, which prevents him from seeing his child.[41]
Summer 2008 "Garry" 14 years 14-year-old girlfriend "Emma" Ireland [42]
February 2009 Tyler Barker 14 years 15-year-old Chantelle Steadman United Kingdom It was initially reported 13-year-old Alfie Patton was the father until it was revealed Steadman had multiple partners and a DNA test proved Barker as the father.[43]
May 15, 2010 Unidentified 14 years 9-year-old girlfriend Malaysia A 9-year-old Chinese girl from Penang, Malaysia gave birth to a healthy boy. No police report was made by the parents, who knew that the father was their 14-year-old neighbor.[44]
2011 Wesley Moraes Ferreira da Silva 14 years Unknown Brazil Wesley Moraes became a professional footballer in the Premier League.[45][46][47] Other accounts say that Wesley was 15 when he had his first child.[48][49]
2010 Nathan Fishbourne 14 years 14-year old girlfriend April Webster United Kingdom Fishbourne and Webster were the youngest parents in the United Kingdom until 2014.[29]
2014 Pontus Rosenborg 14 years 16-year-old girlfriend Fanny Ståhl Sweden [50]
2014 Raymond Winiata 14 years Unknown New Zealand Petty criminal.[51][52]
March 2017 Unidentified 14 years Mekenzie Guffey, 19-year-old girlfriend United States Guffey was arrested for statutory rape.[53]
January 2019 Unidentified 14 years 12-year-old stepsister Australia The girl became pregnant at age 11 and the police declined to file charges against the father, at the request of the family.[54]

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