---
title: "A user's social name"
description: "How the system administrator registers, changes or removes a Signer user's social name, and where the social name appears."
canonical: "https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/en-us/articles/signer/user-guide/sys-admin/social-name"
locale: "en"
product: "Signer"
last_updated: "2026-11-12"
---

# A user's social name

From version 3.3.0, Signer can show a person's social name instead of the legal name. Only the system administrator
registers the social name, from the Admin area. To see where the social name appears, see
[Social name](https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/en-us/articles/signer/concepts/participant-identification#social-name).

> **Note: Instance setting**
>
> The social name only appears when the `Enabled` setting of the `SocialName` section is on. It is off by default. If
> you use Signer in the cloud (SaaS), contact Lacuna support.

## Registering or changing the social name

1. In the Admin area, click **Users** and use the **Search** field to find the person.
2. Click the person's name to open the details and click **Edit**.
3. Fill in the **Social name** field and click **Save**.

   ![Social name field on the user edit screen](https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/images/signer/novidades-3-3-0-en-us/social-name-edit.png)

4. In the **Users** list, the person appears with the social name and, right below it, the legal name.

   ![User list with the social name and the legal name](https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/images/signer/novidades-3-3-0-en-us/social-name-user-list.png)

## Removing the social name

On the user edit screen, clear the **Social name** field and click **Save**. Signer shows the legal name again.

## Rules

* The legal name doesn't change. The **Name** field keeps the person's legal name.
* If the social name equals the legal name, Signer stores no social name.
* Each change is recorded in the user's events, with the old and the new value.
* The person doesn't edit their own social name. In **My profile** › **My data**, they see the social name and,
  below it, the legal name.

  ![My data with the social name and the legal name](https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/images/signer/novidades-3-3-0-en-us/social-name-my-data.png)