Full Legal Name
You must apply in your full legal name. Your full legal name must be the exact name and spelling as listed on your birth certificate, name change order, adoption decree, naturalization or immigration documentation. Initials are not acceptable unless initials are part of your full legal name.
If you are married and have not changed your name with the Social Security Administration or never assumed your spouse's last name on any educational, financial or legal documents, your full legal name would be your maiden name. If you assumed your spouse's last name, your middle name may be your middle name as shown on your birth certificate, your maiden name, or both.
If you apply in a name other than as listed on your birth certificate, name change order, adoption decree, or naturalization or immigration documentation, you must submit a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree as proof of your current legal name.
A Social Security card, passport or driver's license cannot be used as proof of your full legal name.