How to remove your name from Google search (2026)
Your name shows up in Google mostly because data brokers publish it. Here’s how to get those results down — and stop them coming back.
1. Understand what Google can and can’t do
Google indexes pages other sites publish — it doesn’t host your data. Removing a result from Google hides it from search, but the page (usually a data-broker listing) still exists. To truly remove your name you have to delete it at the source and clear it from Google.
2. Delete the source: data-broker listings
Most results exposing your name, address, and phone come from people-search sites (Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified, and hundreds more). Opt out of them and the results lose their source. numbi files with all 566 CA-registered brokers at once.
3. Use Google’s "Results about you" tool
Google’s "Results about you" tool lets you request removal of search results that expose your personal contact info — home address, phone number, or email. Submit the URLs and Google tracks each request; you’re notified as they’re actioned.
4. Request removal of outdated results
If a page was already taken down but still shows in Google, use Google’s "Remove outdated content" tool to refresh or drop the cached result.
5. Keep it off — automatically
Brokers re-list you as new records appear, and fresh listings get re-indexed by Google. A one-time cleanup doesn’t hold. numbi re-checks every 45 days and re-files, escalating ignored requests with a CalPrivacy complaint ($200/day penalty). $5/mo.
The fast way: numbi
numbi deletes the broker listings that feed Google — all 566 California-registered brokers — re-checks every 45 days, and files a CalPrivacy complaint ($200/day penalty) when a broker ignores you. $5/mo. 386 broker deletions confirmed for members so far.
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FAQ
Can I remove my name from Google for free?
Partly. Google’s "Results about you" and "Remove outdated content" tools are free, and each data broker offers a free opt-out. But you have to do it for every result and every broker, and repeat it as your data reappears. numbi automates the broker side for $5/mo.
Does removing a result from Google delete my data?
No. Google removal hides the result from search; the underlying page still exists. To actually remove your information you have to opt out at the data broker that published it.
Why does my name come back on Google?
Data brokers refresh from public records and re-list you, and Google re-indexes those new listings. Ongoing re-checks — not a one-time removal — are what keep your name out of search.
Can numbi get my name off Google?
numbi deletes the source listings that feed Google — filing with all 566 California-registered data brokers, re-checking every 45 days, and escalating ignored requests with a CalPrivacy complaint ($200/day penalty), for $5/mo. Once the broker pages are gone, the search results lose what they point to.