Oklahoma Birth Records

Enter a first and/or last name to search Oklahoma birth records. This website was created to provide genealogists with access to the Oklahoma birth records from a single place. Additional information on how to obtain Oklahoma birth certificates is available below.

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Oklahoma birth records

Birth records contain information about a person's birth, including the date of birth, place of birth, sometimes the names of the mother and father, and even the physician who attended the birth. Birth certificates issued by state and local governments will often include the place of residence, and the mother's maiden name.

This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing Oklahoma birth records, Oklahoma birth ceritificates, Oklahoma birth notices, Oklahoma birth indexes, and other related Oklahoma genealogy records.

Birth records have long been used to help with genealogy research. They are considered to be "primary source" records, because the information is recorded by an eye witness, at the time the birth takes place. The Internet has allowed people to store birth records into various online archives. This has brought access to online birth records much more easier for genealogy researchers.

Newspapers frequently publish notices of births, and in addition to birth certificates, are a popular source of research by genealogists. Newspapers typically do not announce the names of the newborn, but list the sex of the child, the names of the parents, the place and date of birth.

On this page you will find the most comprehensive databases containing birth records of Oklahoma. We also suggest searching for "Oklahoma birth records" using Google.com, which will yield all such databases.

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How to Obtain Oklahoma Birth Certificates

Statewide recording of births and deaths for Oklahoma began in October 1908, although compliance was incomplete for as long as two decades. Registration was mandated in 1917, but it was another decade before 90-percent compliance was attained. Although county clerks record births and deaths and provide information on request, certificates are available only from the state Vital Records Section.

For birth and death records from October 1908, write:

Oklahoma Department of Health
Division of Vital Records
1000 Northeast 10th Street
Room 117
P.O. Box 53551
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3551

For prior records, write to the clerk of the county in question.

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