How do I change my Google Account image, name and other info?

Other people who use Google can access your name, your profile picture and other basic info. You can control what others see about you across Google services.

Important:

If you haven't added a profile picture yet, you'll see your initials instead.
If you change your Google name or profile picture, it won't change your YouTube name or profile picture. For more information, go to Manage your channel branding.

Learn more about your YouTube channel's basic info.

How do I add or change my Google Account profile picture?

Sign in to your Google Account.
Under 'Personal info', click Photo.
Upload a photo from your computer or choose one of your Google Photos.
Rotate and crop your photo as needed.
- Find steps to crop your photo with assistive technology below.
At the bottom left, click Save as profile picture.

How do I crop my photo with a keyboard?

Crop your photo from a corner

Navigate to select the corner of your photo.
Use the arrow keys to crop the photo.

Move the entire crop square

Navigate to select the entire crop square.
Use the arrow keys to change the position of the crop square.

How do I change or edit the name on my Google Account?

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

Sign in to your Google Account.
Under 'Personal info', click Name Edit .
Follow the steps on the screen.

Tip: Find out where your name appears.Find out where your name appears.

How do I fix my old name that still shows in my Google Account?

After you change your name, clear your cache and cookies. Clearing your cache and cookies may not update your name in every product. Past chat conversations where you were mentioned may show your old name.

Important: When you clear your cookies, you can be signed out of non-Google sites.

How do I change my personal info in my Google Account?

You can edit personal info like your birthday and gender. You can also change the email addresses and phone numbers on your account.

Sign in to your Google Account.
Under 'Personal info', click the info that you want to change.
Follow the steps on the screen.

More details

Name

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

Nickname

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

Click Personal info.
To the right of your name, click .
Next to 'Nickname', click Edit .

Birthday

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 personalisation 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.

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:

Go to your Google Account.
On the left, click Personal info.
Under 'Basic info', click Birthday.
Fill in your birthday information if not already there.
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 organisation, 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 that 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 that 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 that Google uses your birthday

Google may use your birthday to:

Verify your age and make sure that 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 personalised recommendations and ads. You can turn off personalised ads in your ad settings.

Gender

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:

Personalise messages and other text that refers 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 that 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'.