Changing the first name of your child
If you decide to change your child's first name(s) within 12 months of the date of the registration of the birth, you can do it on the original birth registration. There is a statutory fee of £45 for this service. The information on the Birth Certificate will remain the same in box 3 and the new information added in box 17. There are two ways to change the child’s first name(s).
If the child has been baptised in the Christian faith, within the 12-month period after birth registration, you can obtain a form from the Register Office to take to the Minister of the Church where the child was baptised.
Once this form has been completed it needs to be returned to the Register Office and the amended names can be added to the original birth certificate. You can purchase copies of the certificate for a fee of £11.
If the child has not been baptised, you can complete a form at the Register Office. The amended names can then be added to the original birth certificate, and you can purchase certified copies of the certificate for a fee of £11.
Changing the surname of your child
To change the surname of your child you will need to re-register the birth.
Apply for re-registration of the birth
Email rbdm@wirral.gov.uk to make an appointment to re-register.