Social Media Snapchat How to Change Your Snapchat Username Workarounds for changing Snapchat usernames by Elise Moreau Freelance Contributor Elise Moreau is a writer that has covered social media, texting, messaging, and streaming for Lifewire. Her work has appeared on Techvibes, SlashGear, Lifehack and others. our editorial process Facebook Twitter Elise Moreau Updated on September 11, 2020 reviewed by Michelle Adeola Adelufosi Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Michelle Adeola Adelufosi is a marketing consultant with 9 years' experience working for a variety of clients. Her expertise includes social media, web development, and graphic design. our review board Article reviewed on Aug 06, 2020 Michelle Adeola Adelufosi The Ultimate Guide to Snapchat The Ultimate Guide to Snapchat Introduction Snapchat Basics What Is a Snapchat Story? What Are Snapchat Scores? 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Open Snapchat and select your profile/Bitmoji icon in the upper-left corner of the screen to go to your profile. Select the gear icon in the upper-right corner to go to your settings. The first two account settings you see are Name followed by Username. Select Name. If you tap your username, you can't do anything with it except share it through a different app. Go to the Name text box, delete your current display name, then enter a new one. Select the Save button that appears after you've made your changes. As long as you have something saved in the Name field, it appears in your friends' chats and stories in place of your username. The only time a friend might see your username is if they view your profile during a chat (which shows your snapcode, name, username, snap score, and chat emojis) or if they select your Display Name when they search for friends. Make a New Snapchat Account and Username Another way to change your Snapchat username is to create an entirely new account. If you choose this option, you can manually add your friends to your new account. If you create a new Snapchat account, you lose data from your old account, including your current snapcode, snap score, snap streaks, best friends, conversations, and trophies you earned. Select Chat and choose New Chat in the upper-right corner. Scroll to All to view your friends in alphabetical order. Write down each name or take a screenshot of the list. Select the X in the upper-right corner to cancel the New Chat. Search for your first friend on your list. Write down the username that appears under their Display Name. Repeat to find all of your friends' usernames. Select the X in the upper-right corner to exit Search. Select your profile/Bitmoji icon and then choose the gear icon in the upper-right corner to access Settings. Select Log Out at the bottom of the Settings list and confirm that you want to log out of your account. Select the blue Sign Up button to create a new account with your new username. After you complete the account setup process for your new account, select the magnifying glass icon to search for your friends' usernames. Select Add to add them. Alternatively, if your friends are in your device's contact list, sync your contacts to your account to add them in bulk and speed up the process.