One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, baptism, and/or christening information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, a great number of indexes to birth and baptism collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific birth, baptism, or christening information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth documents themselves. These free online collections have millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth information that is not included in the lists below. These different types can be found in 32 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
If you are interested in baptism indexes that may include the birth date as well as baptism information, make sure and check out Church Records.
The lists below are specific birth, baptism, and christening indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state.
Note: Some of the links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Note: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription, you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
(Updated November 2023)
Washington Birth Records
- Aberdeen City Clerk, Birth Register, 1890-1907
- Adams County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1894-1915
- Adams County Register of Births 1892-1907
- Adams County, Birth Indexes
- Adams County, Birth Records, 1894-1942
- Asotin County, Births and Deaths, 1907-1921
- Bellingham City Clerk, Register of Births, 1904-1915
- Benton County Auditor, Birth Register, 1905-1907
- Benton County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1905-1907
- Benton County, Birth Indexes
- Benton County, Birth Records, 1880-1979
- Benton County, Records, 1905-1907
- Chehalis County (present-day Grays Harbor County), Birth Records, 1891-1908
- Chelan County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1900-1907
- Chelan County Register of Births 1900-1907
- Chelan County, Birth and Death Returns, 1899-1905
- Chelan County, Birth Records, 1885-1920
- Chelan County, Delayed Births, 1888-1926
- Clallam County Auditor, Birth Records, 1890-1907
- Clallam County Courthouse Records Vital Statistics, 1891-1913; Index, 1891-1906, 1891-1913
- Clallam County, Birth and Death Returns, 1891-1907
- Clallam County, Birth Records, 1891-1906
- Clallam County, Births, 1854-1890
- Clark County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1907
- Clark County, Birth Indexes
- Clark County, Birth Records, 1891-1943
- Coeur d’Alene Agency, Birth and Death Records, 1918-1935
- Columbia County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1906
- Columbia County, Birth Indexes
- Columbia County, Birth Records, 1891-1906
- Colville Agency, Vital Statistics, Births, Marriages, Divorces and Deaths, 1909-1943
- Colville, Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1939
- Cowlitz County Birth Records, 1891-1940
- Cowlitz County, Birth Records, 1891-1924
- Cowlitz County, Kalama, Birth Records, 1919-1940
- Cushman, Indian Census Rolls, 1910-1920
- Department of Health, Delayed Birth Records
- Department of Health, Fetal Death Records, 1919-1921
- Douglas County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907, 1911
- Douglas County, Birth Records, 1886-1943
- Ferry County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Ferry County, Birth Records, 1899-1908
- Franklin County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1919
- Franklin County Birth Returns 1891-1919
- Franklin County, Birth Indexes
- Franklin County, Delayed Birth Registration, 1877-1927
- Garfield County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
- Garfield County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Grays Harbor County Auditor, Birth Records, 1864-1907
- Grays Harbor County Birth and Death Info
- Grays Harbor County, Aberdeen, Birth Registers, 1890-1907
- Grays Harbor County, Birth Records, 1891-1951
- Island County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Island County Birth Returns 1870, 1891-1911
- Island County, Birth and Death Records, 1870-1934
- Island County, Birth Indexes
- Island County, Birth Records, 1890-1943
- Jefferson County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Jefferson County, Birth Records, 1869-1907
- King County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- King County Birth Indexes
- King County Delayed Births, 1941-1942
- King County Delayed Births, 1941-1943
- King County, Birth Indexes
- King County, Birth, Marriage, and Death Returns, 1901-1944
- Kitsap County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Kitsap County Births
- Kitsap County, Birth Indexes
- Kitsap County, Birth Records, 1907-1921
- Kitsap County, Delayed Births, 1941-1943
- Kittitas County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
- Kittitas County Births
- Kittitas County, Birth and Death Records, 1870-1943
- Kittitas County, Birth Indexes
- Kittitas County, Early Birth Records, 1889-1907
- Klickitat County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Klickitat County Birth Register 1891-1907
- Klickitat County Births 1876-1915
- Klickitat County, Birth Records, 1881-1907
- Lewis County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1907
- Lewis County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
- Lewis County Births
- Lewis County, Birth Records, 1942-1943
- Lincoln County Births and Deaths
- Mason County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Mason County Health, Birth Returns, 1891-1894
- Mason County, Birth Records, 1885-1921
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Odessas Birth Records
- Okanogan County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1913
- Okanogan County, Birth Records, 1884-1911
- Pacific County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1915
- Pacific County, Birth Indexes
- Pacific County, Birth Records, 1891-1915
- Pend Oreille County Auditor, Birth Records, 1903-1935
- Pend Oreille County, Birth Records, 1908-1949
- Pend Oreille County, Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1943
- Pierce County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Pierce County, Birth Records, 1887-1907
- Pierce County, Index to Birth Returns, 1891-1904
- Pierce County, Puyallup, Birth and Death Register, 1891-1898
- Pierce County, Tacoma Birth Registers, 1887-1907
- San Juan County Auditor, Birth Registers, 1891-1907
- San Juan County, Birth Records, 1907
- Seattle City Clerk, Birth Register, 1890-1891
- Skagit County Auditor, Birth Records, 1874-1908
- Skagit County, Anacortes, Birth Records, 1869-1907
- Skagit County, Anacortes, Index to Birth and Death Records, 1892-1946
- Skagit County, Birth Indexes
- Skagit County, Birth Records, 1869-1908
- Skagit County, Birth, Marriage, Death, Deed Records, 1891-1898
- Skamania County Auditor, Birth Records,1893-1907
- Skamania County Birth Records pre-1907
- Skamania County, Birth Indexes
- Skamania County, Birth Records, 1893-1907
- Snohomish County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Snohomish County, Birth Indexes
- Snohomish County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Snohomish County, Everett Birth Register 1881-1911
- Spokane County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1890-1907
- Spokane County Auditor, Register of Births, 1891-1905
- Spokane County Birth Returns, 1890-1905; Death Returns, 1891-1907
- Spokane County Births 1890 – 1907
- Spokane County, Birth Indexes
- Spokane County, Birth Records, 1890-1912
- Stevens County Auditor, Register of Births, 1900-1907
- Stevens County, Birth Indexes
- Stevens County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Taholah Agency, Birth and Death Records, 1894-1948
- Thurston County Auditor, Birth Register, 1891-1907
- Thurston County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
- Thurston County, Birth Indexes
- Thurston County, Birth Returns, 1890-1907
- Thurston County, Register of Births, 1891-1907
- Thurston, Olympia Birth & Death Register 1892-1906
- Tulalip Agency, Vital Statistics, 1897-1949
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
- Wahkiakum County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
- Wahkiakum County, Birth Indexes
- Wahkiakum County, Birth Records, 1876-1952
- Walla Walla County, Birth Indexes
- Walla Walla County, Birth Records, 1883-1922
- Walla Walla County, Health District, Birth Records, 1889-1907
- Washington Archives – Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
- Washington Archives, Birth Records by County
- Washington Birth Records, 1869-1950
- Washington Birth Records, 1907-1929
- Washington State Birth & Death Registers & Returns; 1891-1907, 1938-1969
- Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965
- Washington, County Records, 1803-2010
- Washington, County Records, 1856-2009
- Washington, Various Counties, Birth Records, 1942-1943
- Whatcom County Birth Records, 1889-1907
- Whatcom County, Bellingham, Birth Records, 1904-1907
- Whatcom County, Birth Indexes
- Whatcom County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Whatcom County, Delayed Births, 1871-1907
- Whatcom County, Lynden, Delayed Births, 1884-1928
- Whitman County Auditor, Birth Records, 1889-1907
- Whitman County, Birth Indexes
- Whitman County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Yakima Agency, Vital Statistics, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1895-1950
- Yakima County Auditor, Birth Returns, 1891-1907
- Yakima County Birth Returns 1891-1907
- Yakima County, Birth Indexes
- Yakima County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Yakima County, Records, 1869-1907
- Yakima, Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1939
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