Yes, YouTube creators with both personal accounts and brand accounts can change the name of their channel without changing their Google account name.
Creators can change both their channel name and photo and the changes will only be applied on YouTube.
Previously, in order for a YouTube creator to change the name of their channel, they would have to change the name that’s displayed across all Google services.
These changes can be made from either YouTube Studio on desktop or the YouTube mobile app.
Changing a YouTube channel’s name on desktop:
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left-hand menu, select Customization and then Basic info.
- Click Edit to update your channel name.
- Enter your new channel description.
- Click Publish.
Changing a YouTube channel’s name on mobile:
- Open the YouTube mobile app.
- Tap your profile picture.
- Tap Your Channel.
- In the right-hand corner of your channel page, tap Settings.
- Next to your name, tap Edit.
- Update your channel name and tap the tick in the corner.