Take your former name off the internet.
If you've changed your name, data brokers often keep publishing the old one — listed as an alias beside your current name, tied to every address you've lived at. For a lot of trans and nonbinary people, that's how a private part of your history becomes something anyone can look up. Delist finds the sites doing it, files to take those listings down, and keeps watching so they stay down.
Start your free scan →How your former name ends up on a public listing
Data brokers build profiles by matching public records — voter rolls, deeds, court filings, utility hookups. When you change your name, the old one doesn't leave those sources, so brokers link it to the new one and publish both. The result is a single searchable listing that connects who you were, who you are, and where you live. That listing is the data trail behind deadnaming and being outed to people you never chose to tell.
Former names ride along as an alias
Brokers list prior legal names in an alias field right next to your current one. Search either name and the same profile comes up. The connection between the two is made for anyone who looks.
Address history ties an old name to where you live now
Your listing carries years of prior addresses. That's the thread a hostile relative, an ex, or a casual acquaintance can follow from a former name straight to your current door.
Anyone can run the search
A coworker, a landlord, a date, a family member you're not out to — people-search sites put your name history a few clicks away, with no notice to you. You don't control who looks or what they do with it.
It comes back after you think it's handled
Brokers rebuild from the same public records on a schedule. A former name you removed can resurface weeks later. One-time cleanups don't hold — ongoing monitoring is what keeps a listing down.
See which sites are publishing your former name and address history — and start taking them down.
Start your free scan →Resources beyond data removal
- The Trevor Project 24/7 crisis support for LGBTQ young people. thetrevorproject.org · 1-866-488-7386 · text START to 678-678.
- Trans Lifeline Peer-support hotline run by and for trans people. translifeline.org · 877-565-8860.
- EFF Surveillance Self-Defense Plain-language guides for locking down accounts, devices, and social media. ssd.eff.org.
What we do, specifically
See what's listed
The free scan checks 100+ data brokers and people-search sites for your name, former names, and the addresses tied to them. You see the full picture before deciding anything.
We file removals across every broker we find
CCPA and GDPR-backed requests go out to each site, covering the whole record: current name, former names, and address history.
We keep re-removing it when it comes back
Brokers rebuild from public records within weeks. We monitor continuously and re-file when a former name or address reappears, so you don't have to track it.
Your account is yours alone
Single-person by default, never linked to family or anyone else. Adding household members is opt-in, and it's worth thinking through before you do.
What managed removal looks like vs. doing it yourself
| Manual opt-outs | Generic privacy tools | Delist.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places covered | 10-20 | 50-200 | Brokers, AI, search, dark web |
| Former-name & alias removal | Often missed | Current name only | Full record |
| Address-history removal | Often missed | Current only | Full history |
| Re-listing detection | You notice it | Periodic | Continuous |
| Account isolation | You manage | Varies | Single-person default |
| Legal deletion requests | Draft yourself | Rarely | CCPA/GDPR |
Common questions
Background reading:How people-search sites work
See what's listed — then decide.
The free scan shows exactly which sites publish your former name and address history. No card required.
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