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New Hampshire birth certificates

Update your name
YesAfter your legal name change
Gender markerThe sex or gender field (M, F, or X) printed on an ID document or stored in an agency's record.
LimitedM or F with a court order

If you were born in New Hampshire, you can get a new birth certificate with a changed sex (M or F only) but only with a certified court order. What judges require for that order is not set by law and varies. Name changes are added with a certified name change order. The clerk charges $10 to amend plus $15 for the first copy.

Main cost
$10
Apply
By mail or in person

Draft from official sources, September 24, 2026. Not yet checked by a person. How we verify

This applies only if you were born here. Birth certificates follow your birth state, not where you live now. Choose your birth state

On this page
  1. How it works
  2. Steps
  3. Costs and fee waivers
  4. Forms
  5. Requirements
  6. After you finish
  7. Tips
  8. Laws and other guides
  9. Sources

How it works

New Hampshire birth records are amended by the clerk of the town or city where you were born, not by a central state office (RSA 5-C:87, 5-C:88).

  • Sex marker: RSA 5-C:87, V says that "upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order advising that such individual ... has had a sex change, a new birth record shall be prepared." The law does not define what the court must find, and no statewide court form exists for this order. In practice people ask the Circuit Court, Probate Division, for an order directing the clerk of their birth town to change the sex on the birth record, often together with a name change. Only M and F are available.
  • Name: a certified court order changing your name is required (RSA 5-C:89). The clerk replaces the name, adds a marginal note "legal change of name per court order," and lists the old name as "A.K.A."

Because the court-order step is left to judges, talk to GLAD Law's Transgender ID Project or 603 Legal Aid before filing.

Steps

  1. Get a certified court order[1][3][5][8]

    • For the sex marker: ask the Circuit Court, Probate Division, for an order that instructs the clerk of your birth town or city to change the sex on your birth record to male or female. There is no official form; many people add the request to their name change petition or file a separate petition. Legal aid can help you word it. What evidence a judge wants (for example a provider letter) varies.
    • For the name only: your certified name change order is enough.

  2. Contact the clerk of your birth town or city[5][7]

    Ask for the amendment application, the mailing address, and which payment methods they accept. The Secretary of State publishes a directory of town and city clerks.

  3. Submit the application, order, ID, and fees[4][5]

    Send or bring: the notarized application, the certified court order(s), a photocopy of your photo ID, the $10 amendment fee, and $15 for the first certified copy ($10 for each additional copy ordered at the same time).

    Form
    VSCr
    Cost
    $10 amendment fee (paid to the town or city clerk); $15 first certified copy; $10 each additional copy ordered at the same time

  4. Receive your new or amended certificate[1][2]

    For a sex change the clerk prepares a new birth record. For a name-only change the record is amended with a note and your former name. The clerk forwards the change to the state Division of Vital Records.

Costs and fee waivers

WhatCostNotes
Amendment fee (paid to the town or city clerk)[4]$10
First certified copy[4]$15
Each additional copy ordered at the same time[4]$10

More detail

Forms1 form: VSCr

Open a form for tips on filling it out.

VSCrApplication for Correcting or Completing a Certificate of Birth (from your birth town or city clerk)Required

How to fill it out

  • Ask the clerk of the town or city where you were born for this application; some clerks mail it or post it online.
  • List the item to change (sex, name, or both) exactly as the court order states it.
  • Sign in front of a notary.

Open VSCr[5][6]

RequirementsWhere you live, age
Where you live
You must have been born in New Hampshire. You can live anywhere. If you were born in another state, follow that state's rules.[1][5]
Age
Adults 18 and older apply themselves; for a minor, a parent, guardian, or legal representative applies (RSA 5-C:87, III).
After you finishUse your updated birth certificate for other records if needed.

Use your updated birth certificate for other records if needed. The US passport currently cannot show a changed sex marker. If you already have an X on your New Hampshire license, it can stay X even though the birth certificate shows M or F.

Tips1 tip from people who have done this
  • Ask the court for a certified copy of the order worded for the clerk (for example, "the clerk of the City of ___ shall amend the sex on the birth record of ___ to female"). A4TE recommends this wording.
Laws and other guides4 laws, 2 other guides

Laws and rules

Other trusted guides

Sources

8 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.Show all
  1. RSA 5-C:87, Initiating amendments and corrections to birth recordsNew Hampshire General Court, Law. accessed
    “Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order advising that such individual born in the state of New Hampshire has had a sex change, a new birth record shall be prepared to reflect such change.”
  2. RSA 5-C:88, Town or city clerk procedures to amend birth recordsNew Hampshire General Court, Law. accessed
    “All amendments shall be made to the record by the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred.”
  3. RSA 5-C:89, Documentary evidence required to amend birth recordNew Hampshire General Court, Law. accessed
    “name changes involving the name of the registrant ... shall require a certified copy of a court order”
  4. RSA 5-C:10, Fees for copies, verifications and amendments to vital recordsNew Hampshire General Court, Law. accessed
    “the sum of $15 for making a search, which sum shall include payment for the issuance of such copy ... and $10 for each subsequent copy ... The town clerk shall receive for amending or correcting any record the fee of $10”
  5. New Hampshire Identity Documents (last updated December 2025)Advocates for Trans Equality, Organization. accessed
    “A certified copy of a court order of a "sex change" and a notarized application are required for this amendment.”
  6. Purchasing and correcting vital records (could not be loaded; HTTP 403)New Hampshire Secretary of State, Division of Vital Records Administration, Official page. accessed
  7. Town and city clerk informationNew Hampshire Secretary of State, Official page. accessed
  8. Identity document laws and policiesMovement Advancement Project, Organization. accessed
    “State has unclear process and/or unclear medical requirements left to the discretion of individual judges”