How to Edit Name On Facebook – Facebook is a very popular social media platform that has more than 2 billion active people using it day by day, it is one of the most popular and most used social media.
Facebook offers a lot of services and features like Facebook games, Facebook dating, Facebook marketplace, Facebook online stores and many others.
When you create a Facebook account, you create it with a name, you can always edit that name. In this article we are going to show you the steps and procedures on how to edit name on Facebook.
When you create a Facebook account and you used your name, you can later add another name to it, say, for instance, you got married after you already have a Facebook account, you can add a name, remove a name and change your Facebook name, but you can’t do this every day, there is a duration set for which you can change or edit name on Facebook. Read further to know how to edit name on Facebook.
How to Edit Name on Facebook
Below you will see the steps and guide on how to edit name on Facebook, it is very easy to do and can be completed within 2 minutes.
- Connect your device to the internet.
- Launch your web browser.
- Log in to your Facebook account
- Click on the options icon (three horizontal lines in a small blue box)
- The click on settings then select personal information
- Click on name then enter your name
- Click on review change
- Enter your password for verification then click on save changes
Voila ! Your name has been successfully edited, to edit your name again you will have to wait for a minimum of 60 days (2 months).
How to Edit Name On Facebook – Add Name on Facebook
Apart from editing name on Facebook, you can add name on Facebook like your nickname or professional name or maybe your maiden name. To do this follow the steps below.
- Open your Facebook profile
- Click on about
- Scroll down to details about you, click on it then click on other names
- With the drop-down menu select the type of name you want to add
- Enter the name
- Mark the checkbox beside show at top of profile, this will make it appear on your profile
- Click on save and you’re done.
You have to mark the check box for the name you added to show on your profile. If you don’t, it will only appear in the about section.
