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No, you or your parents have to apply for one. You have to show proof of citizenship and birth.
Huh!!! That was true when I got my ss # at 14, back in 1978! Again with DD number one, 21 years ago, but I could not enter her in school without a SS#. But 15 years ago with DD number two her SS # was set up for issue immediately at the hospital.
So I don't know, how long ago did you get a SS#?
You don't HAVE to get it at the hospital. That is actually just a little something they do to be nice. You can fill out the form and they mail it for you. A lot of people think they HAVE to fill it out then, however, and they don't always tell you any different. However, if you leave without naming your child first you have to do it later. You can also choose to do it later. But yeah, they have to have one to go to school.