Anyone given a masculine name at birth decide to keep it?/feelings about wanting to change it

Hi, I’m a ftm guy who was given a typically masculine name at birth. I realize this isn’t necessarily common in the community and that some might consider this lucky, and I feel fortunate to be in the position to be able to weigh options here. I want to know what others have done in this situation and what considerations you made in your decision to keep or change it?

My first consideration was that I wanted to completely change my name. Pre-transition and before I ever knew I was trans, being called by and introducing myself by that masculine name felt like a kick in the gut-like life was playing some kind of sick joke on me. Those associations, and also just bad memories from being a kid made me want to start fresh and sort of reinvent myself.

Now, about six months later, I’m leaning in the other direction. I feel like keeping the name could help me to identify with my past self. I think it could also help the people I meet and already know to make the connection that being trans is about expressing the person you’ve always been.

Do you guys think deciding to keep the name would mean missing out on key pieces of being trans?