How to view Instagram account name change history

Instagram will also save some personal information of the user account, similar to Facebook when you can see when you joined Facebook. With the personal information of the Instagram account, you will also know the number of times someone's Instagram account username has been changed and the specific date of the Instagram account name change. Currently, this feature only applies to accounts with a large number of followers, advertising accounts, and accounts with blue ticks. The following article will guide readers to view the account name change history.

Instructions for viewing Instagram name change history

Step 1:

First you need to access the Instagram account you want to view information. Then on the interface of this account, click on the 3 dots icon in the top right corner of the screen .

Step 2:

Now the interface of information options for this Instagram account appears, click on the About this account option .

Step 3:

Now you will see all the basic information about this Instagram account, including the date you joined Instagram, the current account location if shared, the old username and the accounts with common followers. We click on the Old Username to see the name change history.

Step 4:

Now you will see a list of Instagram username changes history from the time of creating the Instagram account until the time of the most recent name change. This also helps us to verify whether this is a real or fake Instagram account.

Marvin Fry

Update 09 December 2024