Step-by-Step Guide to Changing Your Display Name in Teams

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Easily update how your name appears in Microsoft Teams

Written by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: March 31, 2026 Fact Checked

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Is your name in Teams incorrect, but you're not sure how to change it? Changing your Teams name depends on the type of account you're using. If you're using Teams on your work or school account, you likely won't be able to change it yourself. If you're using a personal Teams account, however, changing your name takes just a few clicks. In this article, we'll teach you how to change your Teams name. Keep reading to learn how!

Changing Your Name in Teams

If you have a work account, you can't change your Teams name. You'll need to contact the team admin to have your name changed. If you have a personal account, click your profile picture in the upper-right corner, hover your name, and click the pencil icon to change your display name.

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Using a Work or School Account

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Contact your administrator and ask for a name change. If you have an organization account, you can't change your own Teams name. You'll need to contact your Teams administrator and ask them to change the display name on your account.
- If you're the Teams admin, open the account you want to edit in the M365 Admin Center. Click Manage contact information and change the "Display name" field to update the account's display name.^{[1]
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Using a Personal Account

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If you don't have a profile picture, you'll click on the bubble with your initials.
Note that you can only freely change the display name on your account if you have a personal account. If you're on a personal account, this menu will say "Personal" in the upper-left corner.
This will open a dialog box.
You must include a first name and a last name. Note that the changes will also be reflected in your Microsoft account, changing the name shown in your Outlook emails and other instances of your Microsoft account.
Your new display name will be saved to your Teams account as well as your Outlook account.^{[2]
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Can I change my display name in one meeting? Yes, you can, if the meeting organizer has changed the meeting settings to allow participants to change their names. This will only change your name for this meeting; it won't change it in Teams overall.
- To change your name in a meeting, click the People tab at the top of the screen, then hover over your name. Click the three-dot icon, then click Edit display name.
- If you're the meeting organizer, you can allow people to change their display names in the meeting by choosing Let people edit their display name in the meeting options.^{[3]
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How do I change the name of a team? To change a team name, right-click on it and click Manage team. Then, click Settings > Team details > Edit. In this menu, you can change your team's name.^{[4]
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