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Birth & Death Registration
General Information
The Health Care Agency registers all births and deaths occurring in Orange County. Birth and Death Registration provides certified copies of birth and death certificates within the first 60 days after an event. For more information, call: (714) 480-6700
Copies of birth and death certificates requested more than 60 days after an event may be obtained from the Orange County Clerk-Recorder Department.
Certified copies of birth certificates within 60 days after a birth occurring in Orange County may be purchased in person at the Birth and Death Registration office located at:
Certified copies of birth certificates may be purchased by mail within 60 days of a birth occurring in Orange County. The fee for a birth certificate is $23.00. Please include a stamped, self-addressed business-size or manilla envelope with your order.
Click below to print the application form (PDF file).
The form must be completed, notarized and returned with your payment to:
County of Orange Health Care Agency Birth and Death Registration P.O. Box 234 Santa Ana, CA 92702-0234
Please send Fed-Ex or certified mail to:
1200 N. Main St. #100-A Santa Ana, CA 92701
For further information, please call (714) 480-6700.
Note: For birth certificates involving a legal name change, please contact the State of California Department of Health Services at (916) 445-2684.
Obtaining a Death Certificate by Mail
Certified copies of death certificates may be purchased by mail within 60 days after deaths occurring in Orange County. The fee for a death certificate is $16.00 each. Please include a stamped, self-addressed business-size or manilla envelope with your order.
Click below to print the application form (PDF file).
