How can I use my real name for my YouTube Account?

I have noticed on my 2nd Youtube channel, where I make tech videos; when I log in, Youtube will sometimes ask me if I want to use my real name for my Youtube account. With this account I don't, but I would like for my personal Youtube account to use my real name. I have had my personal account for some time now, and they never asked me if I wanted to use my real name. Is there a way to change my display name to my real name? Or is it only on newer Youtube registers?

Which I think would be a dumb idea. On my 2nd Youtube account, I already have a name set, that is not my real name. So...

asked Aug 22 '12 at 15:54

Curtis Coburn
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edited Aug 23 '12 at 17:49

Fogarty ♦♦
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Hmm, I haven't been asked either on my account I made a long time ago. When I made an account a few weeks ago, it did ask me, and I did use my pseudonym, and it did and made it. I mean I'm searching all around and I am not seeing a way to make your original accounts name to be your real name. I know that once you make a change of name, you're keeping it forever, in the case of the real name to username.

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answered Aug 22 '12 at 16:17

DJ Scooby Doo
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I did a little looking around for it, and they say that it is still rolling out for some people. Maybe it's taking a bit for older users to do this. I looked on the Youtube help forums and found this link.

http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2657961

Again, they say they are still rolling this out to people, but I went ahead and Emailed Youtube Support team asking if this will be available to my account. I hope it will be, because not offering older user accounts the full Google benefit would just be sad.

(Aug 22 '12 at 16:23) Curtis Coburn

The bnly way I know of is to have a Google Plus account.

answered Aug 22 '12 at 16:25

johnrsellers
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I do have a Google Plus account. But I think this may be because I have a older Google Account, and the service is not ready for me yet. I'm not sure, but I do hope I can use this. Revoking me would make me sad.

(Aug 22 '12 at 16:27) Curtis Coburn

0	I know if you made a new account right now, you'd have your name. They go rid of usernames. Try searching around. answered Aug 22 '12 at 21:56 Cameron 1.8k●103●127●134

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