Legal Name

Identity Records

The question "what is real name of" usually arises when someone uses a stage name, pen name, nickname, or married name and people want to know their birth certificate name. A pe...

Celebrity Profiles

Macaulay Culkin, the former child star of Home Alone, legally changed his name to Macaulay Culkin-McCann in 2021. This evergreen explainer clarifies the reasons, process, and im...

Celebrity Profiles

Sam is a widely used given name or nickname, and any specific person named Sam will have a distinct real name that is legally recorded and used in official contexts. This articl...

Status Updates

In 2024, Justin Bieber confirmed a legal name change to Justin Bieber, updating his middle name on official documents while keeping his stage identity consistent. The change add...

identity-documentation

When people ask "what is the baby's real name," they usually want the full given name that will appear on the baby's birth certificate and official identity documents. A newborn...

Celebrity Profiles

Ivanka Trump's birth certificate records her full legal name at birth as Ivanka Marie Trump . This name is formally registered with the New York City Department of Health and ap...

Status Updates

When people say Demetrius is Mary Ann now, they are reporting that a person previously known publicly as Demetrius has adopted the name Mary Ann in everyday, legal, or professio...

royal-names

Prince Harry’s legal name is Henry Charles Albert David, styled as Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Born Henry Charles Albert David on 31 August 1984 at St Mary’s Hospital, Lon...