You’ve realized who you really are deep inside, but you don’t have a name that reflects it. Don’t worry. You’re not alone. Many MTF (male to female) and FTM (female to male) transgender people go through the same thing, so they change their name before, during, or after they transition into their true gender.
Sometimes it’s because their previous name is too masculine, feminine, binary, or it simply doesn’t fit them in the first place.
But how does one choose what trans guy names to transition to? Having a new nickname is easy, but changing to a male name on legal documents is a serious commitment – a decision you don’t want to make in haste.