On formal occasions and documents, the name on your ID card must be used.

In informal situations, it doesn’t matter what you call it.

If you don’t like the name, you can try changing it.

Name change:

(1) Required verification materials

1. Applicant’s written application; (common reasons include indecent names, parents Divorce and remarriage, inconvenience of having the same name, monk returning to secular life, etc.)

2. "Resident Household Registration Book", "Resident Identity Card";

3. Belonging to agencies, groups, enterprises and institutions, etc. For employees, the certificate shall be issued by the labor and personnel department of the unit; for students at school, the certificate shall be issued by the student management department; for those engaged in agriculture, business, etc., the certificate shall be issued by the village (neighborhood) committee where the permanent residence is located.

4. Police investigation report in the responsible area.

(2) Processing steps: (1) The applicant should bring the above materials to the police station where the permanent residence is located. After the police station accepts the application, it fills out the "Application Form for Change and Correction of Household Registration Items". The police in the responsible area and the director of the police station will investigate and verify the certification materials provided by the applicant and put forward opinions, and report them to the leader of the branch county bureau until the leader of the municipal bureau approves ( Approval authority may vary slightly from place to place).

(2) If the application is approved, the applicant should take the "Approval Form for Change and Correction of Household Registration Items" to the household registration office of the police station where the permanent residence is located to change the name information in the household registration information, and change the original name to the previous name. name, reprint the household registration book, and apply for an ID card with the new household registration information.

(3) The reality of changing names:

Names involve many major matters involving citizens’ participation in social affairs. The change of names is relatively sensitive, and the public security organs are very cautious about this matter.

If the applicant is over 16 years old, it is not easy to change his or her name because he is an adult and can participate in many social affairs. If the applicant is currently involved in civil or criminal proceedings, the name cannot be changed.

Household registration information is currently uniformly entered into the National Population Information Network, making changes difficult.