How to Replace, Correct or Change Your Name on your Social Security Card

To get a duplicate card because yours was lost or stolen, or a corrected card because you have changed your name, call or visit your local Social Security office to use this FREE service.

You'll need to:

• Complete an Application for a Social Security Card (Form SS-5).
• Show evidence of your identity. If you need a corrected card, you need to show one or more documents which identify you by the old name on their records and your new name. The document showing your current identity must be of recent issuance so that they can determine your continued existence.
• Show evidence of your U.S. Citizenship or lawful alien status if you were born outside the U.S.

Your duplicate card will have the same name and number as your previous card. Your corrected card will have your new name and the same number as your previous card.

To obtain local phone numbers for the Social Security Administration and to download a copy of the SS-5 form, visit the Social Security Administration's web site.