I never suggest or counsel against name changes. It is a very personal decision. Name changes can have unforeseen consequences.

This page's purpose is to help you prepare for making the decision for yourself.

Even with a name change, the name given at birth will always be the fundamental vibration. Like a house being painted or remodeled; the foundation remains the same.

A name change does have influence. The amount of influence is determined by

how much you use the name,
how resolutely you identify yourself as the new name, and
to a lesser degree, how much others identify you as the new name.

Enhancing one numerological aspect will reduce others. But the numerological vibrations of the name at birth will never be reduced to zero.

The terms "positive" and "negative" are opinions, not facts; what one sees as positive will be seen as negative by another.

Name Changes for Better Numerology Profiles

Numerology Considerations When Changing a Name

If you are contemplating a voluntary name change, the first question to ask is, "Why?"

If the contemplation is self-determined (rather than society/custom-determined, such as marriage), is it to enhance or to reduce one or more aspects of yourself?

Look inward. Make sure you are not wanting to enhance aspects of yourself because of a personal feeling of inadequacy — remember, you are always 100%. (Feelings of inadequacy are feelings related to your opinions of yourself. Often, those opinions result from what you do or don't do and/or how you look at things; not from what you are.) Also, make sure you are not running away from aspects of yourself rather than facing them.

The answer to "Why?" can be revealing.

Get three sheets of paper.

On the first sheet, write down what you want to enhance for and/or reduce from who you are.

I want to enhance:
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I want to reduce:
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On the second sheet of paper, list those things you are willing to let go, if required, in order to accomplish what you wrote on the first sheet.

To accomplish that, I am willing to trade away these aspects of myself ...
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Use the back side or another sheet, if necessary.

On the third sheet of paper, list those things about yourself you are NOT willing to let go, even if it means you will not accomplish what you want.

However, I am NOT willing to trade away these aspects of myself ...
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Use the back side or another sheet, if necessary.

Once you've done the above steps, get a reading from this website with just your birth date. (Don't enter a name.)

Save it to your computer or print it out or copy and paste it into an email to yourself — any way you need to do it. (If you can't save it, then you will need to come back and get the birth date reading whenever you want to refer to it.)

Now the real work comes, but it could also be the fun part.

Make a list of names you think you would like — full, complete names.

Get a reading for each name on your list, and:

Compare the reading with "sheet one", above, where you made your statement of what your want to enhance and/or reduce about yourself.
Compare the reading with "sheet two", and see how many of those things you are willing to trade away are missing from your chosen name.
Compare the reading with "sheet three", and see if any are missing that you are not willing to lose. If aspects missing from your name are present in the birth date reading, then those aspects are also available, in at least some measure, to the vibrations of your name.
Compare the name portion of the reading with the birth date portion and see if the two are compatible.

Then mark the name as "barely acceptable", "acceptable", or "very acceptable". If the name is not acceptable at all, remove it from the list.

After you have obtained the readings and made a decision about each name, write your best names on a separate sheet of paper.

It is now time for deeper study.

There are many aspects of names and cycles based on birth dates that are not addressed in the readings given at this site. Those vibrations could influence your decision.

Either obtain one or more good books on numerology or consult a professional Numerologist whom you feel you can trust.

This is a very personal decision. You should have all the information you can possibly obtain before making a decision about which name to use.