<status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2026-04-01T17:59:15+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.