My position is, if you think it's going to help you then go for it. You've already written that you know it's not the total answer, but worst case it's not going to hinder you either.
@Least: Not the same as your story, but maybe a cousin. There's a family I know in town where the parents could not agree on the name of their first child. His legal name is what his mother wanted, but his father has and continues to call him by the name he wanted. BTW, the kid is now 21.
