I’m a huge fan of friends and I always think about how many children the friends go on to have and what their names are. I listed each friend with the kids they currently have and name banks for what I imagine will be their future kids (as well as name banks for middle names that were never mentioned). I also included a description of how exactly I imagine their family growing (italicized parts are directly from the series). At the bottom, I included some of the reasonings/inspiration for some of my choices that aren’t as obvious. I tried to think of all the times kids and names were mentioned in the series but I’m sure I forgot some so feel free to add kids, names, etc. as you see fit.
Monica and Chandler : The series ends with Monica and Chandler adopting Erica and Jack , named after the babies’ birth mother and Monica 's dad. Earlier in the series Monica says she wants 3 kids. As they are finalizing the adoption on their third child, a daughter, Monica discovers a miracle has happened and she is pregnant. She gives birth to a daughter. A year later, they adopt Erica and Jack’s younger brother and then their family is complete.
DD (15): Erica
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MN: Claire, Elizabeth, Grace, Isabelle, Jane, Judy, Lucy, Olivia, Rose, Sophia,
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DS (15): Jack
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MN: Alexander, Charles, Daniel, David, Geller, Jacob, Michael, Nicholas, Samuel, Thomas
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DD (12): Charlotte, Danielle, Elizabeth, Grace, Judy, Nora, Phoebe, Rachel, Rose, Sophia
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DS (11): Alexander, Charles, Daniel, Geller, Joseph, Michael, Ross, Samuel, Thomas, William
Rachel and Ross : Ross has one son with his ex-wife Carol and in season 8 Ross and Rachel have a daughter, Emma , despite not being together. At the end of the series, they get back together. Rachel mentions earlier in the series that she wants 3 children. She considers Ben one of her own so after the birth of their second daughter, she requests that Ross get a vasectomy. Ross tells Rachel he got one even though he has not because he is too afraid of the procedure. He thinks Rachel cannot get pregnant while still nursing their daughter and plans to tell her he never got one when she is done nursing. While it’s less likely but not impossible, Rachel does in fact get pregnant with their final child, a son, and Ross eventually does get the vasectomy.
DS (24): Ben
- MN: Aaron, Cole, Dylan, Jacob, James, Jason, Jesse, Jordan, Samuel, Tyler,
- DD (17): Emma
- MN: Grace, Faith, Helena, Kay, Isabelle, Raine, Rose, Ruth, Sandra, Sandrine
- DD (13): Alina, Annabella, Arabella, Delaney, Grace, Helena, Laila, Lauren, Lila, Monica
- DS (11): Dalton, Emmett, Finley, Holden, Jameson, Jude, Leonard, Maxwell, Ross, Sawyer
Phoebe and Mike : Phoebe wants a large family to make up for the small, dysfunctional (and then nonexistent) family she had growing up. After the birth of her first two children, she stresses to Mike how badly she wants to have more. Mike realizes Phoebe and him already have their hands full with their two kids and asks Phoebe why exactly she wants more. Phoebe explains she wants a big family to make up for her childhood. Mike explains to Phoebe she can still have a dynamic, fun family without many kids and instead of having more kids they decide it is best to focus on having fun travel experiences with their two children.
Phoebe Buffay
- MN: Beatrice, Deborah, Francesca, Genevieve, Imogen, Janet, Lily, Matilda, Patricia, Violet
- Mike Hannigan
- MN: Alexander, Andrew, Arthur, Edward, George, Henry, James, Louis, Theodore, William
DD (11): Ayla, Elizabeth, Francesca, Josephine, Lily, Lula, Phoebe, Regina, Summer, Skyler
DS (9): Arrow, Brooks, Bodhi, Frank, Jasper, Joseph, Luca, Michael, Phoenix, Theodore
Joey and his wife : Joey meets his wife at work, initially attracted to her because she is Italian just like he is. She is a rising star in the entertain industry and has a infant son from a previous relationship. The son’s father is not in the picture. Joey is at first hesitant about stepping up to become a father figure, especially to a son since he was raised with all girls. However, after some embarrassing moments he fits right into the role. Once married, Joey officially adopts his son. The son never had a middle name so Joey is able to pick out his middle name. Joey wants a big family like he grew up in. After 2 more children though, he realizes how difficult (and expensive) raising children is and he and his wife decide 3 is enough.
FN/MN: Your choice but it must be Italian
DS (12): Angelo, Chandler, Enzo, Francesco, Francis, Gabriel, Joseph, Matteo, Lorenzo, Ross
DD (8): Amara, Elena, Gabriella, Luna, Maria, Mary, Tessa, Theresa, Phoebe, Vera
DD (7): Amara, Elena, Gabriella, Josephine, Luna, Maria, Mary, Theresa, Phoebe, Vera
In case you are curious, here is where I pulled some of the names from or got inspiration (e.g. Judy > Jude , Dayton > Dalton ):
Nora & Charles: Chandler’s parents
Judy & Jack: Ross and Monica’s parents
Sandra & Leonard: Rachel’s parents
Lily, Phoebe, & Frank: Phoebe’s parents (including her birth mother)
Bitsy & Theodore - Mike’s parents
Gloria & Joseph: Joey’s parents
Mary Therese/Mary Teresa, Mary Angela, Dina, Gina, Tina, Veronica, Cookie: Joey’s sisters
Daniel: Monica shares this as the name she has picked out for her first born son but she ends up naming him Jack seasons later
Jesse, Cody, Dylan, Jordy, Jamie: names considered for Ben
Darwin, Sandrine, Rain, James, Ruth, Dayton, Thatcher, Sawyer, Helen, Stewart: Names vetoed by Ross and Rachel when trying to compromise on a name for Emma
Isabella & Delilah: Final two names considered for Emma before Monica shares that she would name her daughter Emma and lets Rachel use it for her daughter
Lauren: After Ralph Lauren where Rachel worked
I’ll add others as I remember why exactly I chose them