Funny story, I was named "Steven" and yet I've been called Steve my whole life, at my preference.
Recently I went through the process of changing my name legally, because I'd fallen into a bad habit of writing "Steve" when asked for my name on some documents, but then remembering my "official" name was "Steven" on others.
Having multiple IDs with different names, especially after moving to a new country, was just too much of a pain - for example my official residence permit name didn't match my passport name, which caused some fun at airports.
The first thing gifted was life, and though that was not bestowed with consent, it's one thing I'd argue for retaining as long as possible. Everything else is fair game to discard in service of making that life a good one.
