Transgender ID Project: Updating Your Social Security Records

Updated February 6, 2025

Changing Your Name on Your Social Security Record

The SS-5 Application for a Social Security Card form is used to change your name on your social security record. Note that your card only lists your name; gender markers are kept in a computer file.

To change your name on your social security record, you need:

  • Name Change Order 

Submitting this form:

Fill out the SS-5 Application for a Social Security Card

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