Opt-out guide

How to opt out of PeopleByName and remove your name

5 minutes easy difficultyLast verified August 2, 2026

PeopleByName is primarily a reverse phone lookup: you enter a number and it returns the owner's name and address. Its removal page is linked from its own privacy policy rather than from the site navigation, which is why removal-guide directories routinely list it as having no opt-out.

PeopleByName is often written as People By Name. It is the same site, and the opt-out below is the same either way.

What PeopleByName exposes

Full name
Phone numbers
Address
Relatives and associates

Step-by-step removal

1
Open the removal page
Go to www.peoplebyname.com/remove.php. This address is the one PeopleByName publishes in its own privacy policy, so use it rather than a third-party link.
2
Find the listing you want removed
Because the site is organised around phone numbers, search your own number rather than your name to find the record that actually exists.
3
Submit the removal request
Complete the removal form for that listing. No account or payment is required.
4
Repeat for other numbers
A record exists per phone number, so an old mobile or a landline still in your name needs its own request.
5
Re-search with a cleared cache
PeopleByName publishes no completion time. Check the number again after a few days, with your browser cache cleared first.

Open PeopleByName's opt-out page

Good to know

PeopleByName's privacy policy states it aggregates from phone books, social networks, marketing surveys, real-estate listings and business websites, and that it does not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any of it. An inaccurate listing is therefore entirely possible and is still worth removing.
The removal page sits behind a bot-protection service that challenges automated visitors, so we could not complete the form from here. A person in a browser reaches it normally - if you see a brief "checking your browser" screen, that is expected.
Because the site is phone-number-first, searching only your name can wrongly suggest you are not listed.

PeopleByName rebuilds from phone directories and marketing sources it does not control. Removing a listing does not remove you from those sources, so the same number can reappear after a later refresh.

PeopleByName opt-out questions

How do I remove my name from PeopleByName?

Open PeopleByName's opt-out page at peoplebyname.com, find the listing that matches you, and submit the removal request. No separate confirmation step is required. The whole process takes about 5 minutes and costs nothing. The step-by-step version is above.

How long does the PeopleByName opt-out take?

Submitting the request takes about 5 minutes. After that, PeopleByName typically removes the listing within Not stated by PeopleByName. If your profile is still visible after that window, search your name again - you may have a second listing that needs its own request.

Is the PeopleByName opt-out permanent?

Not reliably. PeopleByName rebuilds from phone directories and marketing sources it does not control. Removing a listing does not remove you from those sources, so the same number can reappear after a later refresh. Treat removal as maintenance rather than a one-time fix: re-search your name every few months and repeat the opt-out for anything new.

Do I need an account to opt out of PeopleByName?

No. PeopleByName's opt-out works without registering or signing in, and you never need to pay. If something asks you for card details to remove your data, you are not on the real opt-out page.

Is it free to remove my information from PeopleByName?

Yes. PeopleByName's opt-out is free, and so is every other major US people-search opt-out. Paid removal services are worth considering for the volume of sites they cover and the re-checking they do, but they file these same free requests on your behalf - they do not unlock anything you cannot do yourself.

What does PeopleByName show about me?

A typical PeopleByName listing can include full name, phone numbers, address, and relatives and associates. Exactly what appears varies by person and by how much of it has reached public records.