How many baby mamas does Nick Cannon have? Comedian hilariously forgets names of two of his 12 kids while listing them

Nick Cannon appeared on the latest episode of The Really Good Podcast on June 19, 2025, and seemed to blank out while naming his children. The rapper was asked by the podcast host, Bobbi Althoff, to name all his 12 children.

Nick Cannon has a total of 12 children with six different partners. His baby mamas are Mariah Carey, Brittany Bell, LaNisha Cole, Abby De La Rosa, Alyssa Scott, and Bre Tiesi.

Among them, the 44-year-old has only been married to Mariah Carey. The high-profile duo tied the knot in 2008 and finalized their divorce eight years later.

During his appearance on the podcast, when the host challenged Nick Cannon to name all his 12 children, he said that he "usually get[s] in trouble."

"I’ll lay them all out for you, keep me honest. There’s ‘Roc, ‘Roe, Golden, Powerful, Rise, Onyx, Legendary, Zion, Zillion, Zen...See this is where … How many [are left?]" he said.

The only two kids he missed were Beautiful Zeppelin with Abby De La Rosa and Halo Marie with Alyssa Scott.

Cannon has twins Monroe and Moroccan with Mariah Carey and Golden Sagon, Powerful Queen and Rise Messiah with Brittany Bell. He shares Onyx Ice Cole with LaNisha Cole, twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir, and daughter Zeppelin with Abby De La Rosa. He also has two kids with Alyssa Scott, Halo Marie and Zen, and Legendary Love with Bre Tiesi.

Cannon went on to explain why he has so many children later on in the podcast. The comedian referred to himself as "king complex" when it came to procreation. Cannon claimed that he considers himself "the king," and kings of the past would reproduce to "enlarge their territory."

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Nick Cannon reveals why he is holding off on having more kids for the time being

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Nick Cannon spoke candidly about his plans of having more children in a March 2025 interview with PEOPLE. Shortly before the interview, the father of 12 had refrained from ruling out the possibility of having more children in an appearance on Courtney Bee's We Playin' Spades podcast.

Speaking about its aftermath, Cannon recalled being asked about his next child by his grandmother.

"My grandmother called me last night, like 'Another One!' I was like, 'Calm down,' " he recounted.

Although Nick Cannon wasn't against the idea of expanding his family further, he explained that the current state of his bank out prevented it.

"I really don't know. I'm being honest. I'm having so much fun in this space right now, and the way my bank account is set up, I'm going to press hold on this 12 for right now. But. I was just speaking of three years from now [or] five years from now, who knows? I'm not against it," remarked Nick Cannon.

He added that there had been a "point in time" where he thought that he was done having kids but then he said that he thought, "Who am I to say that?" The rapper stated that it was "such an emphatic thing," noting that he "never imagined" having 12 kids.

Cannon went on to say that he loved children and he loved his life, adding that if he could keep "going in the direction that it's going," he wouldn't be opposed to it.

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Cannon also elaborated on his experience of bringing up 12 children. According to him, the one thing he learns the most is the quality of "learning something every day."

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Edited by Madhur Dave