An applicant must use their legal name when filing an SSN application:
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for an original SSN and SSN card;
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for a replacement SSN card with a name change or name correction; and
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to update the Numident record to show the legal name (while suppressing the card).
SSA does not require applicants requesting an SSN replacement card to change the name
on the Numident to their legal name if SSA records do not reflect the legal name and
the submitted evidence of identity document shows the name on SSA records.