{"id":40151,"date":"2022-07-30T15:16:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40151"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:16:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:16:17","slug":"how-do-i-edit-my-name-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-edit-my-name-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Edit My Name on Facebook?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ece9c164f02\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ece9c164f02\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ece9c164f02\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-edit-my-name-on-facebook\/#How_Do_I_Edit_My_Name_on_Facebook\" title=\"How Do I Edit My Name on Facebook?\">How Do I Edit My Name on Facebook?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-edit-my-name-on-facebook\/#Change_your_name_on_Facebook\" title=\"Change your name on Facebook\">Change your name on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-edit-my-name-on-facebook\/#Adding_a_nickname\" title=\"Adding a nickname\">Adding a nickname<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-edit-my-name-on-facebook\/#Changing_your_name_in_more_than_one_language\" title=\"Changing your name in more than one language\">Changing your name in more than one language<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-edit-my-name-on-facebook\/#Changing_your_name_more_than_once_every_60_days\" title=\"Changing your name more than once every 60 days\">Changing your name more than once every 60 days<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Edit_My_Name_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How Do I Edit My Name on Facebook?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve recently joined Facebook and have noticed that your username doesn&#8217;t match your actual name, you can change it. In Facebook, you can change your first name, middle name, surname, and lastname. You can also add a nickname if you&#8217;d like. In addition, you can change your name more than once every 60 days. If you disagree with the name change, you can appeal.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_your_name_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Change your name on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re fed up with the current name on your Facebook profile, you can change it. You can change your name from first to last, use a nickname, or even go by your birth name. While you can change your name on Facebook, you have to be careful not to violate the social network&#8217;s guidelines. Otherwise, you&#8217;ll risk being banned. To ensure your privacy and avoid any problems, follow the steps below.<\/p>\n<p>First, sign into your Facebook account. Once you&#8217;ve logged in, click on the &#8220;Name&#8221; button. Input your new name. Review your change. Choose how you&#8217;d like your name to appear. Finally, hit &#8220;Save&#8221; to make the changes permanent. Your new name will now appear in the Facebook profile. If you want to add a surname to your profile, make sure you have obtained legal permission from your court.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_nickname\"><\/span>Adding a nickname<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To add a nickname to your name on Facebook, you will need to navigate to the &#8220;General Account Settings&#8221; tab in the left navigation pane. Scroll down to the &#8220;Name&#8221; section and click &#8220;Edit.&#8221; In the Name field, type the nickname that you&#8217;d like to use in place of your full name. This will automatically change your name in the system to match your nickname. If you prefer to display your identity in a different format, click the &#8220;Display as&#8221; drop-down menu.<\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve decided what type of name you&#8217;d like to use, you should select a &#8220;Other Name&#8221; from the drop-down menu. This name will be public by default and will appear alongside your real name. Depending on the name, you can preview it before you add it to Facebook. You can also add multiple nicknames to your name if you like. However, it&#8217;s advisable to use your real name if possible.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_name_in_more_than_one_language\"><\/span>Changing your name in more than one language<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Changing your name on Facebook is possible for some languages. If you choose to use a language-specific name on your profile, you must follow the Facebook name convention. To find out which languages you can use, visit Facebook&#8217;s language accessibility information page. Once you have selected a language, follow the instructions to add it to your profile. If you want to use a language-specific name on your Facebook profile, you should follow the standard to avoid problems.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook name guidelines have many restrictions and requirements. You cannot use any titles or words that are obviously not your name. You cannot use hyphens or remove all vowels or use words that are offensive or suggestive. However, you can use your nickname. As long as you follow the Facebook guidelines, you can use the name of your friends or organization. It&#8217;s also important to note that Facebook does not allow names that are slang or offensive, and there are no special rules for this.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_name_more_than_once_every_60_days\"><\/span>Changing your name more than once every 60 days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook lets you change your name only once in the past sixty days. While you may like your new name, if you make a mistake, you&#8217;re stuck with it for at least two months. Also, if you manage a page, you can&#8217;t change the name under seven days. Once it&#8217;s published, it will remain visible for at least one week. Group names can&#8217;t be changed for at least four weeks, but the name will remain visible for 28 days.<\/p>\n<p>Changing your name on Facebook more than once a year isn&#8217;t an easy process, but you can try. First, take a screenshot of your profile. Then, go to Settings and click the Edit button next to your name. 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