Newborn Automatic Number Assignment

The hospital where your child was born may potentially offer you the ability to apply for your child's social security number via an application called Newborn Automatic Number Assignment (NANA). 

In surrogacy cases, however, using the NANA may indefinitely link your child's social security number to your surrogate. 

Social security application

Once you receive your child's birth certificate, you may apply for the social security card by mail or in person at your regional social security office.  The application for a newborn social security number can be found at http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf. 

Additional information

For additional information regarding newborn social security numbers, please visit https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/.