Changing names on Facebook works like this

You already have one Facebook-Account and would like to change your current profile name?
It only takes a few steps in the account settings and you have already changed your name on Facebook.

Find the necessary account settings on Facebook

1. First, log in with your e-mail-Address and the associated Facebook password in your existing Facebook account a.
2. If you are logged in, you will find a small arrow on the top right of the page next to the word "Home", behind which there is a pull-down menu.
3. Here you select the first menu item “Account Settings”.

In the “Account Settings” menu you have two options for changing your name. You can change your profile name and / or or your username.

How to change your profile name

1. To change your profile name, simply click on "edit" next to your previous name. Here you can now edit the fields "First name", "Middle name" and "Last name".
2. In the fourth field, "Display as", you can specify the display - that is, the order of the newly specified names.
3. In the fifth field "Alternative name" that follows, you can also specify another name under which you can then also be found on Facebook.
4. This can - if you want - also in the profile being visible. You can turn this off by removing the corresponding tick.
5. Finally, you now have to enter your password in the field provided to confirm the name change.
6. Before your changed profile name appears on Facebook, it will be checked. The exam usually lasts twenty-four hours.

How to change your username on Facebook

1. In the general account settings click on "edit" next to your username.
2. Enter your new username here and confirm the change by entering your password.

Remember that you can only change your username once!