US twins born 15 minutes apart have DIFFERENT birthdays

Twins are born in two different YEARS after arriving 15 minutes apart at midnight on New Year’s Eve

  • Twins Alfredo and Aylin have birthdays on different days, months and years 
  • Alfredo was born at Natividad Medical Center, California at 11:45pm on Dec 31st 
  • His sister Aylin was born at exactly at midnight on Saturday, January 1st, 2022 
  • Mom Fatima Madrigal says it’s ‘crazy’ that her twins have different birthdays  


A set of twins who were born fifteen minutes apart have birthdays on different days, months and years after one of the babies was delivered at exactly midnight on New Year’s Eve. 

Fatima Madrigal and Robert Trujillo, from Greenfield, California, welcomed fraternal twins Alfredo and Aylin within minutes of each other, but on different days, at Natividad Medical Center.

Son Alfredo was born weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce at 11:45pm on December 31, 2021, while the parents welcomed daughter Aylin, weighing 5 pounds, 14 ounces, at midnight on January 1, 2022. 

A set of twins who were born fifteen minutes apart have birthdays on different days, months and years after one of the babies was delivered at exactly midnight on New Year’s Day

Fatima Madrigal (pictured) and Robert Trujillo, from Greenfield, California, welcomed fraternal twins Alfredo and Aylin within minutes of each other, but on different days, at Natividad Medical Center

Fatima Madrigal (pictured) and Robert Trujillo, from Greenfield, California, welcomed fraternal twins Alfredo and Aylin within minutes of each other, but on different days, at Natividad Medical Center

Mom Fatima said it was ‘crazy’ her two children have different birthdays, but she’s glad Aylin arrived the day later. 

‘It’s crazy to me that they are twins and have different birthdays’, she said in a press release from the medical center. ‘I was surprised and happy that she arrived at midnight.’  

Twins Alfredo and Aylin will soon join three older siblings — two girls and a boy – at the family home in Greenfield, Monterey County. 

Mom-of-three Madrigal said her family couldn’t wait to meet the twins, and that her oldest son was delighted that his first brother would be coming home with his parents. 

Alfredo was born weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce at 11:45pm on December 31st, 2021, while the parents welcomed Aylin, weighing 5 pounds, 14 ounces, at midnight on January 1st, 2022

Alfredo was born weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce at 11:45pm on December 31st, 2021, while the parents welcomed Aylin, weighing 5 pounds, 14 ounces, at midnight on January 1st, 2022

Fatima said it was 'crazy' her two children have different birthdays, but she's glad Aylin (pictured) - who was the first baby born of 2022 in the medical centre - arrived the day later

Fatima said it was ‘crazy’ her two children have different birthdays, but she’s glad Aylin (pictured) – who was the first baby born of 2022 in the medical centre – arrived the day later

‘This was definitely one of the most memorable deliveries of my career,’ said Dr Ana Abril Arias, a family doctor at Natividad Medical Group and faculty at Natividad. 

‘It was an absolute pleasure to help these little ones arrive here safely in 2021 and 2022. What an amazing way to start the New Year!’ 

There are about 120,000 twin births in the US each year, making up over 3 per cent of all births, but it’s extremely rare for twins to be born with different birthdays.