How to Find New Mexico Birth Records

How to Find United States Birth Records New Mexico Births

Statewide registration of births began in 1920 in New Mexico with general compliance by 1930.

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 * Choose a time period to search for your ancestor's birth record:


 * Births before 1907
 * Births from 1907 thru 1920
 * Births after 1920
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Births before 1907
Before 1907, no births were recorded by the state or county. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.

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Births from 1907 thru 1920
In 1920, statewide registration of births began in New Mexico. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in other records.

For births that exist during this time period, try the following databases:

Obtain the Record
With approximate birth years and places, you can locate birth records from 1852-1910 on microfilms available through the Family History Library ( and ), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort (films 994027-994058), Filson Club, Louisville (film 929.3 K37v, 32 reels), and other Kentucky repositories.

Delayed records of births before 1911 can be obtained for a fee from the Office of Vital Statistics.

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Births after 1920
Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Kentucky.

For births that exist during this time period, try the following databases:

Obtain the Certificate
With full names, exact dates and places (from your records or the index above) of an event, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from VitalChek.

Restrictions for New Mexico birth certificates: To obtain a copy of the birth certificate, you must be:


 * The person on the certificate
 * The parent or grandparent of the person on the certificate (paternal grandparent is eligible if father is listed on the vital record)
 * The spouse of the person on the certificate
 * The child of the person on the certificate
 * The sibling of the person on the certificate
 * The legal guardian of the person on the certificate
 * Anyone who has legal interest in the certificate
 * NOTE: A copy of the birth certificate cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above.

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