Changing your name with Netflix
What Netflix requires, transcribed from its own help page and last checked on 25 July 2026.
Netflix holds no legal name. The profile name is a free-text field you can change yourself at any time, with no documents involved.
Netflix handles this online or in its mobile app.
Do the government agencies first — most companies ask for photo ID in your new name, which means your license has to be done already.
What Netflix asks for
| What | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| How | Online · Mobile app | How to create, edit, or delete profiles — Netflix | |
| Documents | Netflix publishes no document list. | How to create, edit, or delete profiles — Netflix |
How to do it
- Open the Manage Profiles screen on your TV, in the app, or in a browser.
- Select the profile and edit its name.
The details that catch people out
- There is no identity verification attached to a Netflix profile name.
Check us
Everything on this page comes from Netflix’s own published guidance. Company policies change without notice, so the link below is the authority and this page is a transcription of it.
How to create, edit, or delete profiles — Netflix
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