How to Change Your Name in COD Mobile (2026 Guide)

To change your name in COD Mobile, tap your name at the top of the main screen, open the second tab (Player Profile), tap the Edit icon at the end of your name, type the new one and tap Change. Each change uses a Rename Card, which Activision prices at 500 COD Points, and you can only rename once every three days. Below is the full process as of November 2026, the naming rules Activision enforces, and how to pick a name you will not want to change again next week.

We checked this against Activision Support's Call of Duty: Mobile account, COD Points and enforcement articles, Activision's Terms of Use and the official Call of Duty blog in November 2026.

Step by Step: Renaming Your Profile

Activision's account support article gives the exact path. It works the same on Android and iOS, and takes under a minute if you already know what you want to be called:

1. From the main screen, tap your name at the top.
2. Tap the second tab to open your Player Profile.
3. Tap the Edit icon at the end of your name.
4. Enter your new name and tap Change.
5. If you do not own a Name Changing Card (also called a Rename Card), the game prompts you to buy one before the change goes through.

The Player Profile tab is the same screen that shows your UID, the long number of about 20 digits under your nickname. That number is your player identifier, and Activision's rename steps only edit the Name field above it. It is worth copying somewhere safe while you are on this screen, because you need it for things like code redemption and support requests.

If the Change button does nothing, the most likely reasons are that you renamed within the last three days, that you do not have enough COD Points for the card, or that the name you typed breaks a naming rule. The sections below cover each one.

What It Costs and How Often You Can Do It

Activision states the price plainly: you can change your name for 500 COD Points, and names can be changed once every three days. The cost covers a Rename Card, which can be bought as part of the renaming process, so there is no separate shop page to find.

COD Points are the game's premium currency. Activision's support page describes them as an optional currency bought with real-world money and spent in the Store. They are separate from Credits, the currency you earn by playing public matches, completing tasks and Battle Pass tiers, or demolishing inventory items. Credits buy items such as weapons, soldiers and crates, but the rename price Activision lists is in COD Points.

A few practical notes on paying for a rename:

• Earned points work too. The COD Points handed out in Battle Pass tiers are the same currency as purchased ones, so a season of tier progress can fund the Rename Card.
• Prices can vary by region. Activision's region support page says COD Points prices for store items can change if your registered country is updated.
• Purchases are not always instant. COD Points bought through a vendor can take up to 24 hours to appear, according to Activision's purchase support page, and problems go to the vendor or payment processor.

The three-day cooldown is the bigger constraint. If you rename on impulse and dislike the result, you are stuck with it for three days and pay again to fix it. Settle on the name before you open the Edit field.

Naming Rules Activision Enforces

Activision's Terms of Use set out what a username, or a group name such as a clan, may not be. If Activision finds a name offensive or improper, it says it may change or remove the name and may suspend or end your use of the service. The list of banned name types is specific:

• A name belonging to another person used to impersonate them, including game administrators and Activision staff.
• Vulgar, offensive, defamatory, obscene, hateful or otherwise objectionable language.
• Names of religious figures or deities.
• Names related to drugs, sex, alcohol or criminal activity.
• Names subject to someone else's rights without written authorization, names of celebrities or pop culture figures, and names that are or closely resemble a trademark.

The Terms add that misspellings or alternative spellings used to get around these rules are not allowed either, and that a first and last name combination cannot break them together. The Call of Duty: Mobile Security and Enforcement Policy backs this up for offensive language more broadly: a first offense brings a temporary suspension, a second adds the loss of party privileges, and extreme or repeat cases lead to a permanent suspension with stats reset and leaderboard removal.

The practical takeaway is that a name you paid 500 COD Points for can still be changed or removed by Activision if it breaks these rules, which would leave you paying again for a replacement. A clean name is the cheaper name.

Your Name, Your UID and Your Activision Account

Three different identifiers get mixed up in this topic. Your in-game name is what other players see and what you change with a Rename Card. Your UID is the fixed number under it on the Player Profile tab. Your Activision account is the login you link to the game; Activision's Terms note that depending on the product and platform, your username on a platform may also be the username on your Activision account.

Renaming only changes the first of those. Code redemption uses the UID rather than the name, as our guide to the Redemption Center explains. While you are tidying your profile, note that Activision's account page caps the friends list at 100 friends.

The name also follows your account rather than your device, so it carries to a new phone, a tablet or a computer setup as long as you log in with the same account. If you are planning to play on a bigger screen, our COD Mobile on PC guide explains what Activision does and does not support. And if you open your profile one day to find a name you never chose, treat it as a possible security problem first: our account recovery guide walks through Activision's hacked account process.

Choosing a Name That Lasts

Because every change costs COD Points and locks you in for three days, it pays to think a little before typing. These habits help:

1. Read it out loud. Teammates will call you by it in voice chat, and a name nobody can pronounce gets shortened to something you did not pick.
2. Keep it readable on a small screen. Long names and look-alike characters are hard to spot in a kill feed on a phone.
3. Avoid famous names and brands. The Terms specifically rule out celebrities, pop culture figures and trademarks, so a joke name built on a brand can be removed.
4. Do not copy a pro or a creator. Impersonating another person is the first item on Activision's banned list.
5. Think about your clan tag. Group names follow the same rules, so pick something your whole clan is comfortable with.

A good name works best alongside a profile you like looking at. Activision's account page notes you can change your avatar for free: tap your current avatar on the Player Profile tab to see every one you have unlocked, with more unlocking as you level up.

Other Profile Touches While You Are There

The Player Profile is also where much of your identity lives: avatar, frame and calling card. Some of the most eye-catching profile items come from premium content. In Season 8, for example, Activision said collecting most of the Honkai Mythic Weapons Series Armory unlocked Collection Rewards including Mythic calling cards and Legendary frames. Our Mythic weapons guide explains how those draws and their extras work.

Free options exist too. Seasonal events regularly award calling cards and avatars, such as the Dia de Muertos calling card and avatars from Season 9's Call of the Dead event, which you can collect simply by playing. Pair a new name with a new card and the change feels bigger than a few letters.

One last caution: changing your login is not the same as changing your name. Activision's account page warns that progress is tied to the original account you used, so switching to a different Facebook account, for example, will not carry your progress over. If you only want a new name, use the Rename Card and leave your login alone.

Prefer a Profile That Is Already Built?

A new name refreshes how you look, but it does not add anything to your inventory. Players who would rather start fresh on a profile that already has operators, blueprints and calling cards can browse the COD Mobile accounts we list in our store, which come from marketplace sellers with their own descriptions. Keep in mind that Activision's Terms of Use say it does not recognize transferred accounts and that accounts may not be bought, sold, gifted or traded.

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