How do I change my name with Facebook?

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How to change your name with Facebook

Married or divorced and updating your accounts? Here's how Facebook takes a name change, from its own help page.

HowOnline or in the app

By mailNo: use their steps

Facebook's steps

Settings & privacy, Settings, Accounts Center, Profiles, your account, Name. You can also add your former name under About, Names, so friends still find you.

Open Facebook's page

Have these ready

A copy of your marriage certificate, divorce decree or court order (most companies ask for one).
Your updated driver's license or ID, if you have it. Social Security comes first, then the DMV.
Your account number, and the name the account is in now.

Let Sasha handle the letters

Sasha writes and signs your name change letter for Facebook and every other company on your list, with your certificate attached. It also keeps track of who's done. The checklist is free.

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Checked against Facebook's own page in October 2026. Companies change their process; confirm on their site or by phone before you send anything. Sasha isn't affiliated with Facebook.