Destiny Hope Cyrus, the 15-year-old actress and singer who plays the role of Hannah Montana, has filed papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court to change her name into Miley Ray Cyrus. TMZ reports that the daughter of Leticia and Billy Ray Cyrus wanted to do that in order for her legal name to be the same as her “commonly used name.”

Furthermore, Miley Cyrus’ parents will have to publish a public notice of their daughter’s name change in order to make it official. According to TMZ, the singer first talked about her wish to legally change her name in January this year.

Jason Tanner of skinz.org where her wallpapers are some of the most downloaded on the site said: “Miley Cyrus or better known as Hannah Montana is one of the most popular singers/stars today and the name change just makes it easier for everyone who call her Miley anyways.”

Miley has said that her name comes from the nickname that her father gave to her when she was a baby, “Smiley Miley,” explaining that it was inspired from her sunny disposition. The tween hit “Hannah Montana” hosted by Disney Channel shows Miley playing the role of a teen who hides her singing stardom. A movie of the series, starring Miley Cyrus and her father, called “The Hannah Montana Movie” is set to begin its production in the spring.

Moreover, the father and daughter are going to host the Country Music Television Awards ceremony at Nashvilles’s Belmont University on April 14. According to E! News, Miley and Billy appeared in the box office-topping 3D concert film “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour.”