Changing your child's name

​​​​Changing your child's name or their birth registration

You can apply to change your child's name or update their birth registration if: 

• ​you want to add or change your child's name, you can do this within the first year of their birth
  
• you and your partner marry after your child's birth, you must re-register the child. When doing this, you can also update the child's surname and add or remove forenames
  
• your child's birth was originally registered without the father's details, you and the father can jointly apply to re-register the birth and add his details
  

To change your child's name both parents need to make an appointment with the Office of the Superintendent Registrar and take:

• a completed application to register a birth form
• your child's original birth certificate
• your own ID
• your marriage certificate, if applicable
  
• a fee of £93.83, this includes £33.12​ for a replacement birth certificate
  

You'll be asked to complete and sign the form relating to the type of application you are making. You can order a new certificate for your child.

Any fees paid to the Superintendent Registrar are non-refundable.

Home Births

The Office of the Superintendent Registrar is now registering all births across the Island, including home births.​