What Is a Name Change Kit?
A name change kit is a bundle of the government forms you'd otherwise download for free, pre-filled with your details, plus instructions and sometimes envelopes and stamps. Kits sell for $30 to $180. Whether that's worth it depends on what you value: your time, or the ten minutes it takes to fill the forms yourself.
What's in a kit
- Pre-filled federal forms: SS-5 (Social Security), DS-82 or DS-5504 (passport)
- State DMV instructions, sometimes the state form
- Notification letters for banks, employer, insurance
- A checklist and an order of operations
- Mailed tiers add prepaid envelopes, passport photos, and in some cases a tote bag or photo book
Who sells them
| Seller | Format | Price (public pages, Sept 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| NewlyNamed | Mailed box | $29.95–$69.95 |
| HitchSwitch | Print-at-home to mailed tiers | $49.99–$129.99 |
| Easy Name Change | Print-at-home or printed | $45–$79 |
| MissNowMrs | App + print or printed | $39.95–$179.95 |
| Miss to Mrs Box | Print-at-home PDF | $19.99 |
| Name Change Plan Packet | Generated in your browser | Free (your email) |
What's free regardless
Every government form. SS-5 from ssa.gov, DS-82 and DS-5504 from travel.state.gov, DMV forms from your state. The kit's value is the filling, the ordering and the letters — which is exactly what the free packet does in your browser, without uploading your SSN to anyone. See the honest comparison in kit vs DIY.
Skip the forms — get them filled in 10 minutes
The Name Change Plan Packet (free — your email is the only thing we ask for) asks you the questions once, then generates your completed official forms — SS-5, the right passport form — plus notification letters for your banks and employer, and your state's exact instructions. Built entirely in your browser: your details never touch our servers.
Get the free packet →Common questions
Is a name change kit worth it?
If you'd pay $30–$70 to avoid an hour of form-decoding and want prepaid envelopes in the mail, the mailed kits deliver that. If not, the forms are free and the free packet fills them.
Are the forms in a kit different from the government's?
No. They're the same official forms, pre-filled. Kits can't add anything the agencies don't already accept.
Does a kit change my name for me?
No kit files anything. You sign and submit every form yourself; the kit prepares them.
What's the cheapest kit?
Miss to Mrs Box's PDF at $19.99, NewlyNamed's base tier at $29.95, or the free Name Change Plan packet.