--- title: Beyonce and Jay-Z Name Their Twin Babies description: Power couple Beyoncé and Jay Z have revealed that the names of the most famous twins in the world as Rumi and Sir Carter. canonical: https://time.com/4842464/beyonce-jay-z-baby-names/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-14T09:59:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:45:04.902Z og:title: Beyonce and Jay-Z Have Finally Released the Twins' Names og:description: Definitely unique og:url: https://time.com/4842464/beyonce-jay-z-baby-names/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1841fa11b96e51c0/6988d4398fd2ee2d9a357d19/beyonce-jay-z-twins-name.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: The 59th Annual Grammy Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyonce and Jay-Z Have Finally Released the Twins' Names twitter:description: Definitely unique twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1841fa11b96e51c0/6988d4398fd2ee2d9a357d19/beyonce-jay-z-twins-name.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Beyoncé and Jay-Z Have Finally Revealed the Twins' Appropriately Majestic Names > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Mark Davis/CBS via Getty Images) CBS Photo Archive—CBS via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 14, 2017 9:59 AM UTC Although [Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s](http://time.com/4802554/jay-z-beyonce-relationship-timeline/) [twins were born a month earlier](http://time.com/4656949/beyonces-birth-announcement-internet-reactions/), their names were only recently revealed on Friday. According to Beyoncé’s Instagram, the names are Rumi and Sir Carter, two handles that are definitely unique enough to keep company with the likes of Blue Ivy. [Beyoncé](http://new.time.com/4630540/beyonce-solange-interview/) announced that she and Jay Z would be expecting not one, but two new additions to the family in February of this year with an artistic Instagram photo of herself clad in a veil and an exposed baby bump that sent the Internet into a tizzy. “We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over,” the “Lemonade” singer captioned the photo. Beyoncé shared a series of photos throughout her pregnancy, many who featured their 5-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. The [twins’ birth](http://time.com/4657982/beyonce-pregnant-2017-photo-analysis/) was one of the most widely anticipated events of 2017, with Beyoncé’s avant garde Instagram pregnancy announcement breaking a Guinness World Record for most liked photo on Instagram. The power couple, who married in 2008, welcomed Blue – who is now five – on January 7, 2012. 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