Few Americans go by a nickname at work
Core finding
About one-in-five Americans (19%) go by a nickname at work, a May 2026 Verasight survey finds, including 5% who use one specifically to make their name easier for others to pronounce.
A slim majority (53%) say they don't use a nickname at work, while another 28% don't work.
Topline distribution
Few Americans go by a nickname at work.
Do you use a nickname at work?
n = 1,000 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | daily_life |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
Do you use a nickname at work?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.