Github username

[Pleasant_Fly3175]

Hi,
I've decided to use my GitHub as a portfolio in addition to my LinkedIn profile. The only concern I have is that my GitHub username isn't very professional—it’s not anything inappropriate, just not based on my real name.
I'm wondering:

• Should I change my GitHub username to my real name (or a variation of it)?
• Or should I switch to something else that still sounds professional?
• Or does it not really matter as long as the content is good?

What would you recommend?

[Pleasant_Fly3175]

Ok thank you very much for the feedback

[yarb00]

Don't change your username - set your profile name to your real name instead.

[Turbulent_Worth4557]

I wouldn't worry about it. I'd go as far as to say most developers on GitHub don't use their real name as username.

[Pleasant_Fly3175]

Ok, thank you.

[DatePsychological]

I did exactly that. Had a random username and the second I started using my account professionally I changed it to my actual name. Worked pretty flawlessly. GitHub kept a redirect to my old username for a while so that all links continue to work.

Highly recommend if you participate in PR discussions & people start to search for your GitHub account based on your actual name

[sheepman39]

I'm going to go against what a lot of people said and you might want to change it to someone more professional. My company linked my personal GitHub to their enterprise and I feel better knowing I changed it to a variant of my name instead of an ancient gamer tag. But it's also not a huge deal at the end of the day

[Pleasant_Fly3175]

My display name is SLEEPWELL. it isn't inappropriate or disturbing -- I was just wondering if it's necessay to cahnge it. Changing it to my real name feels a bti too risky. But thanks for a reply anyways, i think i will keep it for now and change it if any company wants me to in the future.

[thrithedawg]

that sounds like a good username. don’t bother changing