# Gee, Mom and Dad. Thanks for fucking me over, 63 years in advance. A Legal Name Rant **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 16, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-mom-and-dad-thanks-for-fucking-me-over-63-years-in-advance-a-legal-name-rant/1018462 "2025-05-16T23:18:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-mom-and-dad-thanks-for-fucking-me-over-63-years-in-advance-a-legal-name-rant/1018462/10 "2025-05-17T00:01:00Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > I now have to get into bed with Social Security, and ask HOW to alter the name assigned to my SS #. And gosh, that’s really gonna fuck up things like my Social Security payments when I apply for them in a few years because, of course, Cartooniverse Stephen Crane Doper never paid a penny towards Social Security. Cartooniverse Steven Doper did for +/- 50 years so far. This is the easy part. I went through the process of correcting a middle name with SSA earlier this year as described in this thread: > [@Should I fix erroneous middle name on my Social Security record?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fix-erroneous-middle-name-on-my-social-security-record/1011761): > > I recently discovered that the middle name on my Social Security account is incorrect - it does not match the middle name on my birth certificate , driver’s license, or passport. Both middle names start with the same letter, so on my SS card and most SSA-related papers I appear as “Marvin A. Martian”. However, on my benefits verification letter I appear as “Marvin Anthony Martian” versus the “Marvin Augustine Martian” that is on my birth certificate etc. Background: I got my Social Security ca… Bottom line: Was very easy to do (of course that was before SSA staff got DOGEd). _SSA actually doesn’t use your middle name as part of your identification._ I go to the SSA web page and all my information is unchanged except for middle name. Once you get the SSA to match your birth certificate the getting the Real ID should be possible, which at the same time will correct the name on your driver’s license. Not sure about passport, but how on earth did you get a passport that DIDN’T match your birth certificate? > [@Cartooniverse](#): > > So, my SS card reads: > > Cartooniverse Steven Doper. > > No clue why. Back in the day you didn’t need a birth certificate to get a SS card (see my attached thread for the story of how mine got messed up - it was self-inflicted). --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-mom-and-dad-thanks-for-fucking-me-over-63-years-in-advance-a-legal-name-rant/1018462)._