birth certificate
noun
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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The other set of data shows a steep rise in baby girls born as Honey, Romy, Gwen, Elodie, Solana, Winona, Vienna and Greta, but Slagen says 2024 brought fewer birth certificates with names like Daniella, Saoirse, Princess, Kelly, Carly, Raquel, Shay and Lisa.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Valid forms of identifications would include a driver's license, a passport, birth certificate, or social security card.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, millions of Americans lack ready access to documents like passports or birth certificates, and tens of millions — particularly married women whose names have changed — could face additional hurdles under stricter requirements.
—Katherine “kitty” Donovan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
That’s the next hurdle for Indigo — in Georgia, both proof of surgery and a court order are required to change a birth certificate, and one of those three documents is required to change a license.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Valid forms of identifications would include a driver's license, a passport, birth certificate, or social security card.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, millions of Americans lack ready access to documents like passports or birth certificates, and tens of millions — particularly married women whose names have changed — could face additional hurdles under stricter requirements.
—Katherine “kitty” Donovan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
That’s the next hurdle for Indigo — in Georgia, both proof of surgery and a court order are required to change a birth certificate, and one of those three documents is required to change a license.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Birth certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20certificate. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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birth certificate
noun
birth cer·tif·i·cate
-(ˌ)sər-ˈtif-i-kət 
: a copy of an official record of a person's date and place of birth and parentage
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