Are you an individual who is recently married and taken on the last name of your spouse, or a business that has recently changed your business name after going through a rebrand? Whatever the reason is that’s prompting you to change your Facebook page name, we’re here to guide you through how to do it.
Changing your Facebook page name as a business
- Log in to your Facebook account and navigate to the top right-hand corner of the page where the small south-facing arrow is located.
- Click on “manage pages” in the dropdown menu, and click on the account that you would like to edit.
- Once you are on the page of the appropriate account, click on “about” on the left side of the page.
- Once you click this, a box with the headline “general” will appear to the right, where information such as “category,” “name” and “username” are housed.
- Click on the “edit” button next to name, and make any edits to your name.
- Confirm the new name for your page.
- Now it’s time to wait. Facebook will review your page name change and notify you when it is approved.
Some things to note
- Ensure that you are changing the name of your page to a name that accurately represents what the page is about. Facebook might detect unrelated names as being misrepresentative or fraudulent accounts.
- Make sure that your new name abides by Facebook’s page name rules.
How to change your Facebook page name on a personal account
- Log in to your Facebook account and navigate to the top right-hand corner of the page where the small south-facing arrow is located.
- Navigate down to “settings” in the dropdown menu and click on it.
- A box will pop up that is titled “General Account Settings”. Click “edit” next to where your name appears.
- Make any desired changes to your name, remembering that once you change your name, you are unable to change it again for 60 days.
- Click “review change”, enter your password, and save change
Now that you’ve read through these steps, you’re just a few clicks away from changing your Facebook page name! We hope these tips were helpful in the process. Be sure to contact us for any further guidance on social media.