How you can add another name (e.g. nickname, maiden name) to your Facebook account

Basic mobile browser help
Mobile Browser Help
Computer help
iPhone App Help
Android App Help
iPad App Help
Facebook Lite App Help
You can list a name on your account that's different from the name on your ID (for example, maiden name, nickname, professional title).
Add another name
  1. Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Click About.
  3. Click Details about you.
  4. Click Add a nickname, a birth name... below Other names.
  5. Select the type of name that you want to add next to Name type.
  6. Enter your other name.
  7. Tick Show at top of profile to have your other name shown next to your full name at the top of your profile.
  8. Click Save.
Edit or delete another name
  1. Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  2. Click About.
  3. Click Details about you.
  4. Click to the right of the name you'd like to change.
  5. Click Edit name or Delete name.
Learn more about our other name policies.
Bear in mind that if you don't tick the box to have your other name listed at the top of your profile, it'll still be visible in the About section of your profile and in search results.
Was this helpful?
Yes
No