Office of Vital Records

Birth Certificates

Birth certificates from 1910 to the present are available through the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. For earlier records, contact the Municipal Archives at 311 or 212-NEW-YORK if outside of New York City. Their address is 31 Chambers Street, Room 103, New York, NY 10007. You may also access the Municipal Archives' Web site at www.nyc.gov/doris.

• The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has three ways that you can apply for a copy of your birth certificate:
• • Order online now
  • More information about online ordering
• • Mail
• • In-person
• Telephone, fax and voicemail ordering are no longer available.

Birth Certificate Forms

• • Birth Certificate Application Form
• • How to Order and Correct a New York City Birth Certificate (PDF)
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• • Birth Certificate, Correction Form and Instructions

New Fees

Please note:  In January 2010 a new fee of $40 will be in place for most birth and death corrections. The fee will NOT be charged for adding the first name of a new born baby within 60 days of birth or adding the a father’s name to the certificate using an Acknowledgement of Paternity form or a paternity order.

To contact DOHMH's Office of Vital Records, please use the Vital Records Comment Form.