# Few Americans go by a nickname at work

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/few-americans-go-by-a-nickname-at-work/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

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

Do you use a nickname at work?

Few Americans go by a nickname at work.

- No, I don't use a nickname at work.: 53.1%
- I don't work: 27.7%
- Yes, I use a nickname at work.: 13.7%
- Yes, I use a nickname at work and it's specifically to make it easier for others to pronounce my name.: 5.5%

## 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: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.19](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.19)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.19](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.19)