How to Change Your Name on Facebook
Update the name on your personal Facebook profile through Accounts Center. This guide covers the Facebook mobile app.
Open Settings, enter Accounts Center, choose Profiles and personal details, select your Facebook profile, then tap Name.
Before you start
Facebook generally allows a name change once every 60 days. Review its name standards first. These steps are for your profile, not a Facebook Page.
Follow the steps
Open Facebook settings
Tap Menu. On iPhone it is usually at the bottom right; on Android, look near the top right. Open Settings & privacy, then Settings.
Open Facebook settings. · Tap to enlarge Select your Facebook profile
Open Accounts Center, then Profiles. Choose the Facebook profile whose name you want to change.
Select your Facebook profile. · Tap to enlarge Edit your name
Tap Name and enter your changes. Select Review change.
Edit your name. · Tap to enlarge Review and save
Check the spelling and display order, then choose Save changes. Complete any confirmation Facebook requests.
Review and save. · Tap to enlarge
A couple of useful details
Why can’t I change my name?
A recent change, a name that does not meet Facebook’s standards, or a verification request may prevent it. Follow the explanation shown by Facebook.
Will this rename my Facebook Page?
No. A Page has a separate name-change process.
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