Social Media · PC & mobile

Use One Name on Facebook if You Have a Mononym

Source-checked 7 August 2026About 10 minutes

Answer

Facebook supports a one-word profile name for people who genuinely use a mononym. Submit the official name-change form; do not change language, region, or network settings to bypass name rules.

Confirm this applies to you

Use the mononym process only if you are known by one name in everyday life and can provide an accepted document if Facebook requests it.

Open Facebook's name form

From Facebook Help Center, open the name-change contact form for people with one name.

Complete the required fields

If the form requires first and last name fields, enter the same authentic mononym in both, attach the requested evidence, and submit.

Wait for review

Facebook reviews the request and may ask for identity confirmation. Do not repeatedly change the name or use a VPN workaround.

If it does not work

If Meta rejects the mononym request, preserve the review notice and use the official identity route. Do not submit false documents or change language, region, or network to evade rules.

Sources and verification

Checked against official documentation on 7 August 2026. Scope: PC & mobile.

Reviewed against the linked first-party guidance; interface labels can vary by current app, service, or operating-system version.

Facebook Help Center: What you can do if you have one name instead of a first and last name