Change my Legal Name or Chosen Name in Workday

Changing Your Name

Change your legal and/or chosen name(s) in Workday

To Change Your Legal Name

If you have recently made changes to your personal information, you will not be able to submit your name change until those changes have been approved. Likewise, once you submit this name change request, you will not be able to make additional changes until this request is processed.

On your Workday homepage, type Change My Legal Name into the search bar and click on the resulting task
Update your name; you are not done!
Under Attachments, upload documentation of your name change such as a marriage license, divorce agreement or court order
Under Attachments, for the Category, select Legal Name Change
Click Submit
Your name change will become effective upon review of the Registrar’s Office

To Change Your Chosen Name

You may only set a chosen first name. Setting your chosen first name does not require documentation or approval.

You cannot set a chosen name if you have a legal name change pending approval.

On your Workday homepage, type Change My Preferred Name into the search bar and click on the resulting task
You may need to uncheck the box next to Use Legal Name As Preferred Name
Set your chosen first name and click Submit

To Remove Your Chosen Name

On your Workday homepage, type Change My Preferred Name into the search bar and click on the resulting task
Check the box next to Use Legal Name As Preferred Name and your chosen first name will be your legal first name
Click Submit