Certified Birth Records (Birth Certificates) may be purchased from the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder for births that occurred after 1873. If you order a birth certificate and the requested certificate is not found, you will receive a Certificate of No Record, and the fee will be retained as a search fee. To order a birth record from the County, you must establish you are authorized to receive the record. See the Application for Certified Copy of Birth Record (provided below) and/or the County Clerk-Recorder web site for additional information and fees. To order a copy of a birth record:

Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder
East Wing, First Floor
70 West Hedding Street
San Jose CA 95110

Application for Certified Copy of Birth Record (pdf file - fill out form then print)

To order a copy of a birth record online use VitalChek

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The Santa Clara Family History Center has the following microfilms on site:

Santa Clara Family History Center
875 Quince Ave
Santa Clara, California
Phone: (408) 241-1449
Hours: T-F 9am-4pm, 7pm-9:30pm; Sat 12pm-4pm

California (Santa Clara Co.) Baptismal Records, 1777-1855

California (Santa Clara Co.) Births, Aff. for Correction, 1883-1968

California (Santa Clara Co.) Births, Delay and Supp 1938-1967

California (Santa Clara Co.) Birth Records, 1873-1901

California (Santa Clara Co.) Birth Register Index, 1873-1905

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The following microfilms are available through any Family History Center:

Birth records, 1873-1905
Santa Clara County (California). Recorder (Main Author)

Register of births 1873-1889 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302069

Register of births 1889-1901 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302071

Returns of birth 1873-1883 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302069

Returns of birth 1890-1905 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302070

NOTE: Microfilm of original records in the County Recorder's Office, San Jose, California.

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Affidavits for correction of birth records, 1883-1968
Santa Clara County (California). Recorder (Main Author)

Index to affidavits for correction of birth records A-Z - FHL US/CAN Film 1302021

Affidavits for correction to record book 1889 1934-1968 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302068

Amended record of births, affidavits to correct a record, 1883-1905 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302072

Amended record of births, affidavits to correct a record, 1883-1905 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302071

Note: Affidavits are arranged alphabetically.

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Delayed and supplemental reports of birth, 1938-1967
Santa Clara County (California). Recorder (Main Author)

Index to established births-delayed - FHL US/CAN Film 1302021

Delayed birth certificates v. 1 1943-1944 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302021

Supp reports of birth 1938-1967 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302068

Supp reports relating to birth records prior to 1905 1938-1942 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302068

NOTE: Microfilm of original records in the County Recorder's Office, San Jose, California. Supp reports of birth 1938-1967, are arranged alphabetically.

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Index register of births of Santa Clara County, 1873-1905
Santa Clara County (California). Recorder (Main Author)

Index register of births of Santa Clara County, 1873-1905 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468515

NOTE: Microfilm of records located in the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office, San Jose, California. Contains an abstract of birth records of Santa Clara County. Contents: item 1. Vol. A, 1873-1889 -- item 2. Vol. B, 1890-1900 -- item 3. Vol. C, 1889-1905.