Should you ask for name on newsletter?
The whole point of asking for someone's name is to make an email more personal. Many marketers have suggested that using the subscribers name will improve response rates.
What happens when you sign up for a newsletter?
When you subscribe to a Newsletter, you receive updates in your news feed when the author posts a new article or post. Depending on your settings, you may also receive notifications and an email when the author publishes a new newsletter article. The newsletter author can see that you are a subscriber.