Changing your name with State Farm
What State Farm requires, transcribed from its own help page and last checked on 25 July 2026.
State Farm handles a policy name change through your own agent rather than through a self-service form, and asks that you update Social Security and your license first.
State Farm handles this by phone.
Do the government agencies first — most companies ask for photo ID in your new name, which means your license has to be done already.
What State Farm asks for
| What | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| How | By phone | State Farm — updating your policies | |
| Documents | State Farm publishes no document list. | State Farm — updating your policies |
How to do it
- Update your Social Security record and your driver license first.
- Call your State Farm agent to change the name on your policies.
- Ask about every policy you hold at the same time — auto, homeowners and renters are separate records.
The details that catch people out
- State Farm's own checklist suggests handling name-change updates within 90 days.
- State Farm publishes no self-service route for this. The agent is the channel.
Check us
Everything on this page comes from State Farm’s own published guidance. Company policies change without notice, so the link below is the authority and this page is a transcription of it.
State Farm — updating your policies
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