On "Friends", what were the triplets named?

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On "Friends," Phoebe’s triplets were named Frank Jr. Jr., Leslie, and Chandler.

Phoebe Buffay carried the triplets as a surrogate for her half-brother, Frank Buffay Jr., and his wife, Alice Knight. The children were born in the fifth-season episode "The One Hundredth," after Phoebe initially expected to deliver only one baby and was surprised to learn she was having three.

Frank Jr. Jr. was named after his father. Leslie was named by Alice, while Chandler was named by Phoebe after her close friend Chandler Bing. Chandler’s name is a running joke because the baby is a girl, yet Phoebe chooses a traditionally masculine name and the family keeps it.

The stored answer uses a different order, but the question asks for the names rather than their birth order. Therefore, Leslie, Chandler, and Frank Jr. Jr. identifies the same three children. Their names are sometimes shortened in fan discussions, but Frank Jr. Jr. is the character’s formal name.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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