How to Change Your Name with Social Security in California
- 1). Complete the Social Security Administration's official name change form, titled "Application for a Social Security Card." Obtain this online through the Social Security Administration's website, by visiting your local Social Security office or by calling 1-800-772-1213.
- 2). Prove you have legally changed your name with original documents such as a marriage license, divorce decree, immigration papers or a court order for a name change. For name changes that occurred more than two years prior to submitting the application, you also will be required to provide a document with your old name and a document with your new name.
- 3). Return the completed Application for a Social Security Card and supporting documents to the Social Security Administration. The application immediately will be approved or denied. You will receive a new Social Security card with your new name in the mail.