Iin, that i'd like to axe my name and go by my social security number?
For a number of reasons, I don't like my name. In fact, I don't like to hear my name spoken; negative thoughts come to mind when I so much as THINK of my name.
But a new name would feel strange to me.
The solution? A new public identity which I ALREADY HAVE.
My social security number.
I'd go by the first 3 digits (Other person: "Yo, 512. What's up?" Me: "Not much, Jim. How about you?") My middle name could be the middle two digits, and my surname the last 4.
I'd be a guy without a name, just a number! Sort of like a secret agent or something. Sort of cool even. So, would it be legal to make my SSN into my legal name?