Name Change


Alabama

  • Alabama will issue an ‘amended’ birth certificate noting change of name and sex, but will issue a new certificate replacing the original
  • Fees: $15 for first copy and $4 for each additional copy 

Alaska

  • Alaska will issue an amended birth certificate noting change of name and sex
  • No information on fees

Arizona

  • Arizona will change both name and sex and will issue a new birth certificate rather than amend the old one. The original is “closed” to further inspection.
  • Fees unknown

Arkansas

  • Arkansas will change birth name and sex and will issue a new birth certificate if the court order so specifies
  • Fees unknown

California

  • California will change both name and sex and will issue a new certificate instead of amending the old one
  • Fees determined by the superior court of county receiving the petition

Colorado

  • Name and sex can be changed on certificate with court order
  • Fee Unknown

Connecticut

  • Connecticut will change both name and sex. The certificate will be marked “amended” but no specification on what was amended
  • Fee is $15

Washington D.C

  • Will not issue a new birth certificate but will amend the original
  • Fee unknown

Florida

  • Florida will change name and sex on certificate and will issue an amended certificate
  • Florida does require that the person should choose a name that is clearly male or female
  • Fee unknown

Georgia

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue a new certificate
  • Fees $164

Hawaii

  • Hawaii will change both name and sex and will issue a new certificate
  • Fees $50

Idaho

  • Will not change name or sex

Illinois

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue a new certificate
  • Fees $15

Indiana

  • Will issue new certificate with new NAME, not sex
  • Fees $5

Iowa

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue a new certificate
  • Fees $30

Kansas

  • Will issue and amended certificate

Kentucky

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue a new certificate
  • Fees unknown

Louisiana

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate
  • Fees unknown

Maine

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate
  • Fees $20

Maryland

  • Will change name and sex on birth certificate
  • Fees unknown

Massachusetts

  • Will amend certificate
  • Fees unknown

Michigan

  • Will change name and sex and issue a new certificate
  • Fees $26

Minnesota

  • Will issue new certificate with court order
  • Fee unknown

Mississippi

  • Will not issue a new certificate
  • If court order is received they will amend certificate with new name and gender typed in margin, but the old name and gender remains unchanged
  • Fees unknown 

Missouri

  • Will not change name or sex

Montana

  • Will issue an amended certificate, but what can be amended is unclear
  • Fee unknown

Nebraska

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue a new certificate
  • Fee unknown

Nevada

  • Will change both name and sex and issue a new certificate
  • Fees unknown

New Hampshire

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue a new certificate
  • Fees unknown

New Jersey

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate 
  • Fees unknown

New Mexico

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate 
  • Fees $10

NYC (ONLY THE CITY)

  • Will change name and will issue new certificate 
  • Will not have listing for the sex at all, that section is omitted
  • Fee unknown 

New York State

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate 
  • Fees $30

North Carolina

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate 
  • Fees unknown

North Dakota

  • Will issue and amended certificate
  • Fees unknown

Ohio

  • Will not change sex, but will change name
  • Fee unknown

Oklahoma

  • Will issue an amended certificate
  • fees $15 and $10 for each additional

Oregon

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate 
  • Fees unknown

Pennsylvania

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate and the original will be sealed so the general public can not ever see it
  • Fees $4 and no fee for military vets

Rhode Island

  • Will issue an amended certificate, with a note designating change of name, but not change of sex
  • Fees unknown

South Carolina

  • Will not issue new certificate, but will send a card that can be attached to the old certificate recognizing name and sex change
  • Fees $39

Tennessee

  • Will not change sex on certificate
  • Will issue an amended certificate with the name struck over and the new name typed above it
  • Fees unknown

Texas

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate 
  • Fees unknown

Utah

  • Will issue an amended certificate, but will not reveal what items were changed
  • Fees unknown

Vermont

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate 
  • Fees unknown

Virginia

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate 
  • Fees unknown

Washington

  • Will issue an amended certificate
  • Fees unknown


West Virginia

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate
  • Fees unknown

Wisconsin

  • Will change both name and sex and will issue new certificate 
  • Fees unknown

Wyoming

  • Will issue and amended certificate stating birth name and birth gender unless you can obtain a court order mandating a new certificate
  • Fees unknown

Persons Born Outside USA, But Are Now Citizen

  • Will change both name and sex on U.S. Department of State birth certificate
  • Fees unknown

Ontario, Canada

  • Will amend certificate, but will not state what was amended

UK

  • Will let you legally change your name via Deed Poll, you just need the correct wording, two unrelated witness signatures, and some nice paper. Then you can get ID in the new name from CitizenCard using a combination of your Deed Poll, Birth Cert, a person they can call to check you exist, and signed photos. The ID does not show your gender, but it does say your newly legal name.
  • Fees FREE