My birth certificate lists my name as "Baby Girl" – what can I do?

If your parents did not have a name picked out for you when you were born, your birth certificate may have a placeholder name like “Baby Girl.” 

There are ways to change your birth certificate. If the change to the birth certificate happens in the first year, there is no cost. After the first year, you have to ‘amend’ the birth record. The fee for this is $40.  

When a person’s name or date of birth is amended, the birth certificate will show that the item was changed. Notes about the amendment will be printed on a certificate. The notes will say what was changed, the documents used to justify the amendment, and the date the amendment was made. 

To file an amendment, you complete the amendment form, which can be found on the Minnesota Department of Health website, Birth Record Amendments - Minnesota Dept. of Health (state.mn.us). There, you can also find detailed instructions and a list of required supporting documents for your amendment form.