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I got married months ago, but I just finally got around to changing my name with the SSA.  I want to have my husband's name (legally and socially so I can share it with our kids), but I also want to keep my maiden name professionally (which involves licensure so my maiden name has to be a part of my legal name).

So...my name was pretty long to begin with, and with my new name it's 27 letters long.  When I went to the SSA, they told me there was a 26 letter limit.  Seriously?  So I called their oh-so-helpful phone number, and the woman told me there was no limit on the length of your name.  I don't want to end up dropping my middle name just to fit everything on my SS card, but I don't want to get a card with my new name cut off.  This seems like a ridiculous limit to me, but you never know with the SSA.

Does anyone have a really long name (27 characters or longer) on their SS card?

Thanks for your help, ladies!