{"id":2028,"date":"2021-04-26T16:35:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T11:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flintzy.com\/blog\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2024-08-29T11:18:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T05:48:19","slug":"how-to-change-your-youtube-channel-name-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flintzy.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-youtube-channel-name-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Your Youtube Channel Name In 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re looking to update and rebrand your YouTube channel with a new channel name, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. There could be various reasons to change your YouTube channel name; maybe you&#8217;ve changed your birth name, your niche, or your overall branding. Once you&#8217;ve picked out a more apt name for your YouTube channel, changing it takes less than a minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are step-by-step instructions to quickly change your YouTube channel name, whether you&#8217;re using a computer or a mobile device.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Changing Your Channel Name From A Computer<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Log in to YouTube Studio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: On the left-hand menu, scroll down and select &#8216;Customization&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Under &#8216;Channel name and description&#8217;, you can find the current channel name. Click on the edit button next to this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Enter your new channel name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: Click on &#8216;Publish&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Choosing Your YouTube Channel Name\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y41nwoG8em8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Changing Your Channel Name From An Android Device<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Open the YouTube App while logged in with your channel&#8217;s account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Tap your profile picture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Tap on &#8216;Your channel&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Tap on &#8216;Edit channel&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: Here you can find the current channel name. Click on the edit button next to this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 6: Update the name and click on &#8216;OK&#8217; to save the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2030\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163154\/youtube-4341284_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163154\/youtube-4341284_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163154\/youtube-4341284_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163154\/youtube-4341284_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163154\/youtube-4341284_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Changing Your Channel Name From An iPhone\/iPad<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Open the YouTube App while logged in with your channel&#8217;s account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Tap your profile picture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Tap on &#8216;Your channel&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Tap on the settings button in the right-hand corner of the page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: Here you can find the current channel name. Click on the edit button next to this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 6: Update the name and tap on the tick mark to save the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2031\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163234\/photo-1521989116480-519a01ffeb2d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163234\/photo-1521989116480-519a01ffeb2d.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163234\/photo-1521989116480-519a01ffeb2d-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163234\/photo-1521989116480-519a01ffeb2d-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163234\/photo-1521989116480-519a01ffeb2d-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.flintzy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/26163234\/photo-1521989116480-519a01ffeb2d-1440x1440.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Things To Note<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may take a couple of days for the change to be reflected across YouTube.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the channel is a Google account and not a brand account, the name will be changed across other Google entities such as Google Drive and Gmail. To avoid this, create a separate brand account for your channel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your channel name can be changed up to 3 times in 90 days.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You cannot change the channel name if you are not in the administrator role for the channel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have maintained translations for your channel name, those should be changed accordingly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Change Your YouTube Channel Name 2021 - Complete Guide\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BgnUORLKGZ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations! You have successfully updated your channel name. Be sure to announce this change on other social media platforms to let the world know!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Interested in getting your YouTube channel seen by a huge audience? Get started here: <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flintzy.com\/\"><b><i>www.flintzy.com<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking to update and rebrand your YouTube channel with a new channel name, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. 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