Rename a user

As an administrator for your organization's G Suite or Cloud Identity service, you change a user’s email address in the Admin console. You can also change the display name that shows up in emails they send, calendar invites, and so on.

A user can change their own display name. But they can’t change their address.

Change a user’s name or address

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2. From the Admin console dashboard, go to Users.
3. Find the user in the Users list.
4. Hover over the user you want to rename and click Rename user  at the right:
   
   
   
   You can also find this option at the top-left of the user's account page.
    
5. Change any of the following:
   • First name and Last name: The name that shows up in emails they send.
   • Primary email address: Their email address and name they sign in with.
6. Click Rename.

If you change their email address...

• They must now sign in to their Google Account with the new address.
• They continue to receive mail at the old address (it becomes an email alias).

If you change their display name…

The new name appears:

• In messages they send (unless they change their own Gmail settings)
• In calendar invites, shared docs, and so on (unless they change their Google+ profile)
• In your company's global contact directory

  Related topics

  • Add an email alias
  • Impact of changing a user’s name or address
  • Prevent users from changing their Google+ profile