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 June 2022)
- Adams County Register of Births 1892-1907
- Adams County, Birth Indexes
- Adams County, Birth Records, 1894-1942
- Asotin County, Births and Deaths, 1907-1921
- Benton County, Birth Indexes
- Benton County, Birth Records, 1880-1979
- Chehalis County (present-day Grays Harbor County), Birth Records, 1891-1908
- 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 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
- Clark County, Birth Records, 1891-1943
- Clark County, Birth Indexes
- Columbia County, Birth Indexes
- Columbia County, Birth Records, 1891-1906
- Cowlitz County, Birth Records, 1891-1924
- Cowlitz County, Kalama, Birth Records, 1919-1940
- Douglas County, Birth Records, 1886-1943
- Ferry County, Birth Records, 1899-1908
- Franklin County Birth Returns 1891-1919
- Franklin County, Birth Indexes
- Franklin County, Delayed Birth Registration, 1877-1927
- Garfield County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Grays Harbor County Birth and Death Info
- Grays Harbor County, Aberdeen, Birth Registers, 1890-1907
- Grays Harbor County, Birth Records, 1891-1951
- Island County 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, Birth Records, 1869-1907
- 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 Births
- Kitsap County, Birth Indexes
- Kitsap County, Birth Records, 1907-1921
- Kitsap County, Delayed Births, 1941-1943
- Kittitas County Births
- Kittitas County, Birth and Death Records, 1870-1943
- Kittitas County, Birth Indexes
- Klickitat County Birth Register 1891-1907
- Klickitat County Births 1876-1915
- Klickitat County, Birth Records, 1881-1907
- Lewis County Births
- Lewis County, Birth Records, 1942-1943
- Lincoln County Births and Deaths
- Mason County, Birth Records, 1885-1921
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Odessas Birth Records
- Okanogan County, Birth Records, 1884-1911
- Pacific County, Birth Indexes
- Pacific County, Birth Records, 1891-1915
- Pend Oreille County, Birth Records, 1908-1949
- Pend Oreille County, Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1943
- 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, Birth Records, 1907
- 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 Birth Records pre-1907
- Skamania County, Birth Indexes
- Skamania County, Birth Records, 1893-1907
- Snohomish County, Birth Indexes
- Snohomish County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Snohomish County, Everett Birth Register 1881-1911
- 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, Birth Indexes
- Stevens County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Thurston County, Birth Indexes
- Thurston County, Birth Returns, 1890-1907
- Thurston, Olympia Birth & Death Register 1892-1906
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
- Wahkiakum County, Birth Indexes
- Wahkiakum County, Birth Records, 1876-1952
- Walla Walla County, Birth Indexes
- Walla Walla County, Birth Records, 1883-1922
- 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 Records, 1803-2010
- Washington, County Records, 1856-2009
- Washington, Various Counties, Birth Records, 1942-1943
- 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, Birth Indexes
- Whitman County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
- Yakima County Birth Returns 1891-1907
- Yakima County, Birth Indexes
- Yakima County, Birth Records, 1891-1907
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