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@Keicowku@kind.social where i am, in the USA, the part of the state government that issues driving licenses or state ID frequently has different rules than the part of the state government which handles birth certificates, which has different rules than the part of the federal government which handles passports, which has different rules than the part of the government that does social security. all of these are handled separately and may have requirements relating to each other. and all of the above have different rules than what is accepted in copyright related matters, and in legal disputes.

as such, it is possible to find yourself in a position where several of these may not agree, and it may be difficult or undesirable to rectify that - and if you're within certain groups that are more likely to have name changes, such as women, or transgender people, or children of people who have gotten married or divorced after the child's birth - you are more likely to find yourself there. i happen to be in all three of these groups.

this sort of thing can be absolute hell when interacting with bureaucracies, or, say, airport security agencies.