Instagram will also save some personal information of the user account, similar to Facebook when you can see when you joined Facebook. With the personal information of your Instagram account, you will also know the number of times someone's Instagram account username has been changed and the specific date of the Instagram account's name change. Currently, this feature only applies to accounts with a high number of followers, advertising accounts, and accounts with green ticks. The article below will guide readers to view account name change history.
Instructions for viewing Instagram name change history
Step 1:
First of all, you need to access the Instagram account you want to view information. Then at this account's interface, click on 3 dots icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Step 2:
Now display the interface of information options for this Instagram account, click on the option About this account.
Step 3:
You will now see all the basic information about this Instagram account, including the date you joined Instagram, the current account location if shared, the old username and the account has common followers. We click Old username to view name change history.
Step 4:
You will now see a list of Instagram user name change history from the time of creating an Instagram account to the time of the latest name change. This also helps us verify whether this is a real or fake Instagram account.
See Instagram username history for all accounts
You often see this information on your own accounts and those of others you follow. However, if you don't follow a user and their profile is set to private, you may have difficulty viewing their history.
In some cases, users will be flagged as having spam accounts. When this happens, you may not have the option to view their username/account history.
While some users have difficulty accessing this information on non-business accounts, personal and creator accounts typically have no problem. If you don't see this feature, the user probably hasn't used Instagram in a very long time.
Why can't I see old usernames on someone's account?
While you can see the total number of username changes across multiple accounts, you won't see how their usernames have changed unless they've made recent adjustments. For example, the account tested in the example has not changed its username in almost 7 months. While it's possible to view an account's total number of changes, the actual username history is not available.
If you don't see recent username changes, the account is likely legitimate. People often use this feature to check pending follow requests on their account and determine whether they want them to follow them.
What else can be seen in the “About this account” section on Instagram
Although you won't see detailed Instagram profile information, the About account section will at least give you some basic information about the user. For example, you can see when they joined Instagram; This feature is also available on X (Twitter) and YouTube.
Looking at join dates can help you determine whether an Instagram account is spam or not, making this an especially useful tool.
You can also see where users are through this section. However, the information is for reference only.
Checking your account's Instagram username changes is simple and takes just a few clicks. However, you can't always see specific username changes.
