Google officially launches ability to change your Gmail address, available to ‘all’ in US [Video]

Ben Schoon | Mar 31 2026 - 6:05 am PT

Months after we first reported on its launch, Google has officially announced the ability to change your Gmail address while also confirming that the functionality is widely available, at least in the US.

In a blog post on The Keyword today, Google is officially announcing the ability to change your Gmail address. The company acknowledges that this started rolling out “last year” but notes that, now, it’s available “for all Google Account users in the US.”

Google says:

Your digital identity just got an upgrade. You can now change your Google Account username (i.e., the part before @gmail.com), which you use to sign in to apps and services like Gmail, Photos, Drive and more. We started rolling this out last year to help your account grow with you.

The ability to change a username is available now for all Google Account users in the U.S. See the Help Center and watch the video below for more details on how to get started.

Notably, at least one of our US-based Google accounts still shows that the option to change the Gmail address still isn’t available, so your results may vary.

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As far as global rollout goes, Google actually revealed this functionality in regions outside of the US first, but it’s unclear how widely the option has rolled out in other regions.

Google also shared a brief video going over the feature.

The option to change your Gmail address will change your email, but the existing option remains around as an alias. You can change once every 12 months, and up to three times in total.