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I almost never give my correct name for informal use (I am not a waiter, but for coffee orders and the like). Gives me a marginal amount of privacy (I mean, who cares) and makes it less likely my name will be mispronounced/misspelt with my coffee order.

If I were in a service job with a name tag I would definitely not use my real name.

I take the opposite route, my name is everywhere. (See username) The wisdom of that choice however may be questioned freely.

I have a name that is easy to pronounce but hard to spell correctly, so it's easier to give a more common name, than making people struggle and explain how to spell it.

Well at least your name isn't Michael Bolton!

That no-talent assclown!

At one camp where I was a counselor, all the staff had made up names. I guess it was so we wouldn't get tired of hearing our real names. Having worked at several camps as a teen/young adult, I wish all had done this.

I don't know her well enough to ask.

I know a phrase that you can use to start the conversation.

Hey, Siri!

"Alexa" sounds nice.