Birth Records

Information in birth records may include name, date and place of birth, parent's names and birthplaces. Often the individual's name is not included so the parent's names may need to be known.

Related subjects: Death records, Family History, Probate records (guardianships), Adoptions

Birth Records, Pre-1898

No governmental agencies were required by law to record births prior to 1898. Though not required to do so, Salt Lake City and Ogden began registering births in 1890 and Park City began registering births in 1892.

Salt Lake Valley Health Department
[Salt Lake City, 1890-1950.]		Contact Agency
Salt Lake County Archives
Birth records, 1890-1911.		View Online
Ogden City Recorder
Birth register, 1890-1905.	Index Online	Series 27190
Park, City (Utah)
Birth register, 1892-1897.	Online	Series 85147

Birth Records, 1898-1905

County clerks became responsible for recording births beginning in 1898.

Beaver County
Birth registers, 1897-1905	Index	Series 83773
Box Elder County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 84098
Cache County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 83781
Carbon County
Birth reports, 1898-1905	Online	Series 29770
Register of Births, 1898-1905, 1918	Online Index	Series 83869
Register of Deaths, 1898-1905	Online	Series 83870
Daggett County
(see Uintah County)
Davis County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Online Index	Series 11802
Duchesne County
(see Wasatch County)
Emery County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Online Index	Series 84038
Garfield County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Online	Series 84073
Grand County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Online	Series 83886
Iron County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Index	Series 83761
Juab County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 84175
Kane County
Birth registers, 1900-1905	Index	Series 83801
Millard County
None
Morgan County
Birth registers, 1897-1905	Online	Series 83806
Piute County
Birth registers, 1898	Index	Series 19502
Rich County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Online Index	Series 20947
Salt Lake County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Index	Series 3922
San Juan County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 84239
Sanpete County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Online Index	Series 84106
Sevier County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 84238
Summit County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 83862
Tooele County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 84240
Uintah County
Birth registers, 1895-1904	Index	Series 84029
Utah County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 84185
Wasatch County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 83881
Washington County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Online	Series 3166
Birth reports, 1903-1905	Online	Series 26784
Wayne County
Birth registers, 1898-1905		Series 84084
Weber County [excluding Ogden]
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Index	Series 5107

Birth Records, 1905-1923

In 1905, the Utah Dept. of Health assumed responsibility for creating birth certificates for all individuals who were born in Utah. The Soundex birth certificate index is a useful tool created in 1934 in that it is an index of all births in Utah up until that point.

Office of Vital Records and Statistics
Birth certificates, 1905-1923	Index Online	Series 81443
Vital Statistics Section
Soundex birth certificate index, 1904-1924	Online	Series 81437

Delayed Birth Certificates

People found they needed a birth certificate when born before statewide registration, or they did not have their birth registered within the allowed time limit. Starting informally around 1916 and codified into Utah law in 1941, delayed birth certificates were issued a year or more after the birth and provide all the same rights as a birth certificate. The earliest birth in Utah in this series is from 1862.

Office of Vital Records and Statistics
Delayed birth certificates, 1905-	Series 81445

Birth Records, 1924-present

See Obtaining Birth Records Research Guide for records less than 100 years old.

Native American Birth Certificates

Native Americans living on or sometimes near reservations had birth certificates maintained separately during the early 20th century. Contact the Office of Vital Records and Statistics for copies.

Office of Vital Records and Statistics
Native American birth certificates, 1916-1952.	Series 81444