List of youngest birth fathers

This is a list of youngest fathers on record, between 11 and 14 years of age.

Age 11

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
2012 Unidentified 11 years A 36-year-old woman New Zealand [1]
2015 Alberto S. 11 years A 16-year-old girl Mexico [2]

Age 12

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
January 1998 Sean Stewart 12 years Emma Webster, his 15-year-old next-door neighbor United Kingdom [3]
July 2010 Unidentified 12 years His 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.[4]
2017 Unidentified 12 years A 16-year-old girl India [5]

Age 13

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
January 1984 Hal Warden 13 years Wendy Chappell, his 16-year old friend United States [6]
May 1989 Shane Seyer 13 years Colleen Hermesmann, his 17-year old babysitter United States [7]
1997 Vili Fualaau 13 years Mary Kay Letourneau, his 34-year old schoolteacher United States [8]
July 2006 Unidentified 13 years His 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.[9]
2009 Unidentified 13 years His 14-year-old girlfriend United Kingdom [10]
2014 Unidentified 13 years His 12-year old girlfriend United Kingdom The couple hold the record for being the youngest parents in the United Kingdom.[11]

Age 14

Date Father Age of father Mother Country Description
2006 Nick Olivas 14 years A 20-year-old woman United States [12]
February 2009 Tyler Barker 14 years Chantelle Steadman, a 14-year-old girl United Kingdom The father was initially reported to be Alfie Patten, a 13-year-old family friend.[13] It was later revealed, however, that Chantelle Steadman had multiple partners. A DNA test conducted in 2015 revealed that Tyler Barker, then 14 years-old - but 15 when DNA tested - was the biological father.[14][15]
2010 Nathan Fishbourne 14 years April Webster, his 14-year old girlfriend United Kingdom Fishbourne and his 14-year old girlfriend, April Webster, were the youngest parents in the United Kingdom until 2014.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gadd, David (June 15, 2013). "11-year-old Auckland boy fathers child". Stuff.co.nz.
  2. ↑ "Con tan solo 11 años, niño mexicano es el padre más joven del mundo" [With only 11 years, Mexican child is the world's youngest father]. Telemundo (in Spanish). November 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Watson-Smyth, Kate (January 21, 1998). "Sean, 12, is the youngest father". The Independent.
  4. ↑ (in Russian)"В Татарстане 10-летняя девочка родила здорового ребёнка"
  5. ↑ "12-year-old boy becomes India's youngest father". Khaleej Times. March 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ "14-Year-Old Ordered To Pay $30 Child Support to Ex-Wife, 17". Los Angeles Times. September 6, 1985.
  7. ↑ "Court Tells Youth to Support Child He Fathered at Age 13". The New York Times. March 6, 1993.
  8. ↑ Ferguson, Amber (2017-05-31). "Ex-teacher Mary Kay Letourneau separates from former student years after sex scandal". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  9. ↑ "10-year-old gives birth". Expatica. 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  10. ↑ Willis, Amy (October 25, 2009). "Boy aged 13 to be a father". The Daily Telegraph.
  11. 1 2 Moran, Lee (April 16, 2014). "Girl and boy, aged 12 and 13, become Britain's youngest parents". New York Daily News.
  12. ↑ Adwar, Corey (September 2, 2014). "Arizona Is Requiring A Male Statutory Rape Victim To Pay Child Support". Business Insider.
  13. ↑ Randhawa, Kiran; Mendick, Robert (February 13, 2009). "Parents let teenage daughter sleep with 12-year-old boy". London Evening Standard.
  14. ↑ Batty, David (Feb 15, 2009). "The controversy over teen father Alfie Patten: Who's the daddy?". Guardian.
  15. ↑ Glendinning, Lee (May 19, 2009). "DNA tests prove Alfie, 13, is not father". Guardian.
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