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How to Change Your Name on Facebook

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This teaches you how to change your displayed name on Facebook, both in the mobile app and on the desktop site. Exercise caution when doing this, since Facebook will only allow you to change your name a few times.

Quick Summary

1. Open Facebook.
2. Tap the ☰ menu.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Account Settings.
5. Tap General.
6. Tap your name.
7. Edit your name.
8. Tap Review Change.
9. Select a display option.
10. Tap Save Changes.

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   1Open Facebook. It's a dark-blue app with a white "f" on it. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're already logged into Facebook on your phone or tablet.
   • If you aren't logged into Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password to continue.
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   2Tap ☰. It's in either the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen (Android).
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   3Scroll down and tap Settings. It's near the bottom of the page.
   • Skip this step on Android.
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   4Tap Account Settings. This option will take you to your Account Settings page.
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   5Tap General. It's the top option on this page.
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   6Tap your name. You should see this near the top of the screen.
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   7Edit your name. Tap the First Name, Middle Name, or Last Name field, type in your preferred name, and repeat for the other fields as necessary.
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   8Tap Review Change. It's a blue button at the bottom of the screen.
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   9Select a display option. Facebook will display variations of your name at the top of the screen; tap an option to select it as your name's appearance.
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    10Enter your password, then tap Save Changes. You'll enter your password in the text field above the Save Changes button. Doing so will change your Facebook name