Birth Records

The purpose of this guide is to provide information on birth records that are available from the Utah State Archives. Staff members can search for records for patrons unable to visit the Research Center if provided with the year and county for an individual. Availability of records is largely determined by the time period

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 City/County Health Department
Vital Records, 1890-[ongoing]	Contact Salt Lake County Archives
Weber/Morgan District Health Department
Vital Records, 1890-[ongoing]	Contact agency
Park, City (Utah)
Birth registers, 1892-1897	Series 85147

Birth Records, 1898-1905

County clerks became responsible for recording births beginning in 1898. View sample register entry.

Beaver County
Birth registers, 1897-1905	Series 83773 | online index
Box Elder County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 84098
Cache County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 83781
Carbon County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 83869 | online index
Daggett County
(see Uintah County)
Davis County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 11802 | online index
Duchesne County
(see Wasatch County)
Emery County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 84038 | online index
Garfield County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 84073
Grand County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 83886
Iron County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 83761 | online index
Juab County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 84175
Kane County
Birth registers, 1900-1905	Series 83801 | online index
Millard County
None
Morgan County
Birth registers, 1897-1905	Series 83806
Piute County
Birth registers, 1898	Series 19502 | online index
Rich County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 20947 | online index
Salt Lake County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 3922 | online index
San Juan County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 84239
Sanpete County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	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	Series 84029 | online index
Utah County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 84185
Wasatch County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 83881
Washington County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 3166
Wayne County
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 84084
Weber County [excluding Ogden]
Birth registers, 1898-1905	Series 5107 | online index

Birth Records, 1905

In late 1904, the Utah Dept. of Health assumed responsibility for creating birth certificates for all individuals who were born in Utah. View a sample certificate.

Office of Vital Records and Statistics
Birth certificates, 1905-[ongoing]	Series 81443

Birth Records, 1906-present

All birth certificates less than 100 years old must be obtained through the Office of Vital Records and Statistics.