How many grandchildren does Donald Trump have and who are their parents?
Executive summary
Donald Trump is reported in multiple recent profiles to have 11 grandchildren following the birth of Tiffany Trump’s son, Alexander Trump Boulos, on May 15, 2025 — earlier 2025 reporting listed 10 grandchildren before that birth (People; TODAY) [1] [2]. Older profiles from the 2024–Jan 2025 moment still list 10 grandchildren, reflecting the timing difference between those items (Time; Fox5NY) [3] [4].
1. How many grandchildren does Donald Trump have — the simple tally
Most outlets that updated their family roundups after May 15, 2025, count 11 grandchildren, with Alexander Trump Boulos named as the newest addition and explicitly described as “Donald’s 11th grandchild” (People; TODAY; Times of India) [1] [2] [5]. Earlier profiles around the Jan. 2025 inauguration continue to report 10 grandchildren, reflecting that Tiffany’s baby arrived later (Fox5NY; Palm Beach Post; Time) [4] [6] [3].
2. Who are the parents of the grandchildren — breakdown by Trump child
Available reporting attributes the grandchildren to four of Donald Trump’s five children: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, and Tiffany Trump. Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric account for the bulk of the grandchildren; Tiffany’s May 2025 son brought the total to 11 (People; TODAY; Time) [7] [2] [3]. Barron Trump, the youngest of Donald’s children, is not listed as a parent in the sources provided (not found in current reporting).
3. The grandchildren named repeatedly in coverage
Several outlets list or spotlight specific grandchildren repeatedly: Kai Madison Trump (oldest, daughter of Donald Jr. and Vanessa), Donald John Trump III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe among Donald Jr.’s children; Ivanka’s three children Arabella, Theodore and Joseph; Eric’s two children Carolina and Luke; and Tiffany’s newborn Alexander (Fox5NY; Distractify; People; Times of India) [4] [8] [7] [5]. Reporting names Kai as the eldest and highlights her public appearances at RNC and the 2025 inauguration (Time; Fox5NY) [3] [4].
4. Why some stories say 10 grandchildren and others say 11
The discrepancy is chronological: profiles published before May 15, 2025, list 10 grandchildren because Tiffany’s child had not yet been born; stories updated after her son’s birth add Alexander and move the tally to 11 (Palm Beach Post; Fox5NY; People; TODAY) [6] [4] [1] [2]. Sources explicitly note that the newest grandchild arrived in mid‑May 2025, which is the hinge for the differing totals (People; TODAY) [1] [2].
5. Sources, agendas and reliability
Lifestyle and news outlets (People, TODAY, Fox5NY, Time, Times of India) dominate reporting on the family tree; they often rely on family social posts and press statements for births and names, which reduces but does not eliminate risk of error (People; TODAY; Fox5NY; Time) [1] [2] [4] [3]. Some outlets updated counts quickly after Tiffany’s baby; others retained older tallies tied to their publication date. There is no investigative disagreement in the provided sources over parentage — they concur that Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric and Tiffany are the parents of the grandchildren named (People; Times of India; Distractify) [7] [5] [8].
6. What reporting does not say (limitations)
Available sources do not give a single exhaustive, contemporaneous roster listing every grandchild with birthdates and parents in one place that we can cite here; instead, the information is compiled across multiple profiles and updates (not found in current reporting). The sources do not indicate any grandchildren from Barron Trump (not found in current reporting) and do not provide private details beyond names and ages offered in public posts and profiles (People; TODAY) [1] [2].
7. Bottom line for readers wanting a definitive list
As of post–May 15, 2025 coverage, the consensus in mainstream lifestyle and news outlets is that Donald Trump has 11 grandchildren; the newest is Alexander Trump Boulos, son of Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos (People; TODAY; Times of India) [1] [2] [5]. If you consult profiles dated before mid‑May 2025, expect to see the older figure of 10 grandchildren — that difference reflects update timing, not substantive dispute among the cited sources (Palm Beach Post; Fox5NY; Time) [6] [4] [3].