The Dionne quintuplets (born 28 May 1934, near Corbeil, Ontario, Canada) were the first quintuplets known to survive infancy. The five girls (Yvonne, Annette, Cecile, Emilie and Marie) were also the only set of identical quintuplets known to live into adulthood.

How common are quintuplets?

The odds of conceiving quintuplets naturally are one in 60 million. With reproductive technology that chance goes up to six in 10,000. The National Center for Health Statistics reports the number of quintuplets and other higher order births (classified as four or more) in 2013 was 66.

Is it possible to have natural quintuplets?

Quintuplets occur naturally in 1 in 55,000,000 births. The first quintuplets known to survive infancy were the identical female Canadian Dionne Quintuplets, born in 1934.