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by Karsteski 1905 days ago
Presumably your birth name given to you by your parents. Describing it as "state given" seems intentionally misleading...
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It should be called "state-recognized".

The state does not give you name, but it registers it and uses it to recognize you in various situations. Usually the name is not enough to identify a person (and fun/disaster ensues when this is attempted) so, usually, more information is needed to identify a person.

It should probably be "legal" name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_name