How To Change Your Facebook Name On Mobile And Computer

Surely you want to change your identity on social media! This article will guide you through every step to easily change your Facebook name on both your phone and computer.

I. How to change your Facebook account name on a smartphone

Step 1: You tap on Settings & privacy (1), then, continue to tap on Settings (2).

Step 2: Continue, you tap on Personal and account information (1), then, continue to tap on Name (2).

Step 3: Here, you change the information in the Last name, Middle name, and First name (1) fields, then, continue to tap the Review Change (2) button.

Step 4: Here, you enter your current password in box (1), then, continue to tap the Save Changes (2) button.

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II. How to change your Facebook account name on a computer browser

Step 1: You click on Settings & privacy on your profile’s taskbar.

Step 2: then, continue to click on Settings.

Step 3: After that, you click on edit in the Name row.

Step 4: Here, you change the information in the Last name, Middle name, and First name (1) fields, then, continue to click the Review Change (2) button.

Step 5: Here, you enter your current password in box (1), then, continue to click the Save Changes (2) button.

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III. How to change your Facebook account name before 60 days

A. Revert to your previous Facebook name

Step 1: You click on Settings & privacy on your profile’s taskbar.

Step 2: then, continue to click on Settings.

Step 3: After that, you click on edit in the Name row.

Step 4: continue, you click the use previous name button

B. Switch to an appropriate language

Step 1: You click on Settings & privacy on your profile’s taskbar.

Step 2: then, continue to click on Language.

Step 3: After that, you click on edit in the Facebook language row.

Step 4: Select the “English (US)” language, then click the save changes button. After that, you can proceed to change your Facebook name as guided in the sections above.

Note: You can choose any language you understand to continue using Facebook most effectively.

C. Use your national ID card or citizen ID card

Regarding the use of personal identification, Facebook only supports adjusting the account name to match the full name information on the user’s national ID card.

Step 1: Go to the Facebook name change page according to the information on your personal ID.

Step 2: Complete filling in the personal information below:

• Enter your new first name in the New first name field.
• Enter your new middle name in the New middle name field.
• Enter your new last name in the New last name field.

Next, select a suitable reason in the “Reason for change” section and take a photo of your National ID Card.

Note: When taking a photo of the front of your Citizen ID Card or National ID Card, the full name part especially must be as clear as possible.

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