Q&A for How to Create a Username

Creating a password is usually done during the account creation process. Some websites require your password to have certain attributes (e.g. length, special characters, numbers). You can make a password manually by typing in a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters. Or, you can use a password generator like Google Chrome’s password manager.

Some websites have a button that says “Forgot your username?” on the account login screen. Click this button to recover your account. Then, you may be able to choose a new username using the account settings on the website.

Choosing a username that no one has picked yet can be tough, but there are a few things you can try! Adding more adjectives to the username makes it less likely that someone has already used that specific combination of words. Or, add numbers to the end of the username to increase the chances of it being unique.

To replace someone’s username, you’ll need to log out of their account and sign in to yours instead. If the service is integral to the phone, you may need to factory reset the phone to sign in to your account.

It depends! Your username might be invalid for a couple different reasons. If the username is already in use, you'll need to change it. You can add numbers to the end of the username and try again. If the username is missing a required component, add that to the username and try submitting it.

You use your username and password to log into whatever account you are creating them for. The username is what other people will see when contacting you. Your password is a secret word that only you know. It will keep other people from logging into your account and pretending to be you.

An e-mail address is a means of people to communicate with you through your mail client (Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.). A username is specific to one website, and won't have the @ symbol (unless your e-mail address is used for your username, as is the case with some websites), just a short nickname to go by on the site.

It depends what website you created the username for. Some websites will let you do it for free, while others will charge you money. Some websites will not allow you to change your username at all.

A strong password will be at least 8 characters, and use a combination of uppercase and lowercase characters, numbers, and special characters, such as @, !, and $.

Certainly. Many people will use their names, and variations of their names, especially when creating professional accounts for work. For example: jane.doe@email.com sounds much more professional than pink_ponies_4ever@email.com does.

As long as he knows about it and gives you permission, you could. But it's really not ideal, especially if you do things that spoil his reputation, like play a game badly, leave a silly update or buy something off eBay and fail to pay for it, etc. It'd be a lot better to get your own username and sign him out of sites, then sign yourself in properly. Always sign out when you're done if you're using someone else's computer, even someone you love, it's just common courtesy and safer.

I would advise against using personal information, yours and others'. Someone could potentially use this information to hack your account or steal your identity.

Your username can be a form of your name, such as your first name and your surname's initial. You can also choose just about anything else that's memorable and unique to you. If you haven't already made an account with a site, go to Create an Account and you should be able to create one. There will be a box to put your username and password.

Make it something simple and professional, ideally firstname.lastname if it's available and fits within the maximum number of characters; first initial and last name work well, too.

Yes, you can use your middle name backwards. That's smart and it will be easy to remember!

Try a variation on that username by adding a few numbers or letters or just changing it up a bit. People often add the year they were born at the end, i.e, "My_Username1986."

Personally, I think it sounds cool. Remember, it represents you, so choose as you wish!

You can try a name generator. If you don't like the answer you get, then just combine your favorite foods, hobbies, and your name into a cool mixup!

It's usually one username per account, but depending on what service you're using, you may be able to make multiple accounts.

On almost every site, where you sign in there should be a "create account/sign up" button. You can click that and it will give you a page to fill out, you do not have to fill out everything, sometimes. If you don't see this option, make sure you are on the home page of the site.

In that case, a login would most likely be referring to a specific username that's associated with your email address.

Fabbeyulous, Fabbeytastic, Downton Abbey.

Then you will have to pick another username. You could try an alternate spelling of your chosen username, or the equivalent in another language. You could also add numbers or periods to your username. As a last resort, you could try coming up with a completely different username.

Yes. There are many names in the world, so it would be impossible to identify your name solely based on your initials.

It depends on what site you're using. Most sites will have you go to Settings and go to your Profile information and edit your username there. Some will require you to send an email to customer service or contact an administrator through the website, though. There are also a few websites that won't allow you to change your username at all.

Symbols aren't necessary in most cases, it may just be that the username you originally chose was already taken.

If you don't have enough characters in the username you'd like to use, add a couple of extra letters or numbers. If you're afraid you'll forget it, write it down somewhere.

I reckon you should make your username noekie-a, like the mobile phone company Nokia.

Given how many people there are in the world, it's often difficult to find usernames that haven't already been utilized by someone else.

Try to add extra characters to it, like "XxExamplexX," "_Example_," "Examplistic," "Examplex," or "IIExampleII." You could also add numbers to it, but I do not recommend that because it's not really unique.