<status value="active"/><experimental value="false"/><date value="2026-03-31T18:55:04+00:00"/><publisher value="HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure"/><contact><telecom><system value="url"/><value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/></telecom><telecom><system value="email"/><value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/></telecom></contact><contact><telecom><system value="url"/><value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg"/></telecom></contact><description value="The use of a human name."/><jurisdiction><coding><system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/><code value="001"/><display value="World"/></coding></jurisdiction><caseSensitive value="true"/><valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use"/><content value="complete"/><concept><code value="usual"/><display value="Usual"/><definition value="Known as/conventional/the one you normally use."/></concept><concept><code value="official"/><display value="Official"/><definition value="The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May be called "legal name"."/></concept><concept><code value="temp"/><display value="Temp"/><definition value="A temporary name. Name.period can provide more detailed information. This may also be used for temporary names assigned at birth or in emergency situations."/></concept><concept><code value="nickname"/><display value="Nickname"/><definition value="A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their formal or usual name."/></concept><concept><code value="anonymous"/><display value="Anonymous"/><definition value="Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for privacy reasons)."/></concept><concept><code value="old"/><display value="Old"/><definition value="This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records)."/><concept><code value="maiden"/><display value="Name changed for Marriage"/><definition value="A name used prior to changing name because of marriage. This name use is for use by applications that collect and store names that were used prior to a marriage. Marriage naming customs vary greatly around the world, and are constantly changing. This term is not gender specific. The use of this term does not imply any particular history for a person's name."/></concept></concept></CodeSystem>

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem name-use

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use defines the following codes in an undefined hierarchy:

Lvl	Code	Display	Definition
1	usual	Usual	Known as/conventional/the one you normally use.
1	official	Official	The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. May be called "legal name".
1	temp	Temp	A temporary name. Name.period can provide more detailed information. This may also be used for temporary names assigned at birth or in emergency situations.
1	nickname	Nickname	A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their formal or usual name.
1	anonymous	Anonymous	Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for privacy reasons).
1	old	Old	This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records).
2	maiden	Name changed for Marriage	A name used prior to changing name because of marriage. This name use is for use by applications that collect and store names that were used prior to a marriage. Marriage naming customs vary greatly around the world, and are constantly changing. This term is not gender specific. The use of this term does not imply any particular history for a person's name.