Change your Google Account picture, name & other info

You can change your name as many times as you want.

To add, update, or remove your nickname, go to About Me or account.google.com. For account.google.com, follow these instructions:

1. Click Personal info.
2. To the right of your name, click .
3. Next to "Nickname," click Edit .

Change your nickname

Once you add your birthday to your account, you can't delete it. However, you can edit it and choose who can see it.

Important:

• Google may use your birthday for account security and personalization across Google services.
• Changing your birthday can affect your access to age-restricted content or services. In some circumstances, you may be asked to verify your age.

Change your birthday

Who can view your birthday

We don’t automatically share your birthday with other people who use Google services. To control who can view your birthday:

1. Go to your Google Account.
2. On the left, click Personal info.
3. Under "Basic info," click Birthday.
4. Fill in your birthday information if not already there.
5. Under "Choose who can see your birthday," select Only you or Anyone.

Highlight your birthday

When you set "Choose who can see your birthday" to Anyone (or Your organization, if applicable), you can let Google highlight it. For example, near your birthday Google may decorate your profile picture wherever it may appear. Others can see your birthday and birthday highlights when they communicate with you or view content you create in some Google services.

If you don't want your birthday visible, set "Choose who can see your birthday" to Only you and Google won't highlight it. Google will still do things like decorate your profile picture in some places, but only you can see them.

Tip: If your birthday isn't highlighted near the correct date, make sure your birthday is correct in your profile. If it appears highlighted to others on a different date, they may have entered the date incorrectly in their Google Contacts.

Some ways Google uses your birthday

Google may use your birthday to:

• Verify your age and make sure you're old enough to use certain services and features.
• Know when to show a birthday theme on the Google Search page.
• Determine your age group for personalized recommendations and ads. You can turn off personalized ads in your ad settings.

You have a few options in the Gender section of your Google Account. You can:

• Specify your gender
• Choose not to specify your gender
• Add a custom gender and choose how Google refers to you

Who can view your gender

By default, your gender isn't shared with other people who use Google services. To control who sees your gender, go to the About me section of your Google Account.

How Google uses your gender

We use your gender to make Google services more personal. When you specify your gender, you help us to:

• Personalize messages and other text that refer to you. For example, people who can see your gender will see text like "Send him a message" or "In her circles."
• Provide more relevant, tailored content you might be interested in, like ads.

If you don't specify your gender, we'll refer to you in gender-neutral terms, like "Send them a message."

Change your gender

1. Open your Google Account. You might need to sign in.
2. In the "Security" section, select How you sign in to Google.
3. Select Password. Sign in again if prompted.
4. Follow the steps on the screen. Learn how to create a strong password.

Get more information about online security and safety.

Change your password

To choose what information other people see about you on Google services, go to the About me section of your Google Account.

Learn what information you can change and how to change it.

Edit your profile

When you travel, you can view events in your current location's time zone.

Learn how to change your time zone in Google Calendar.