# Editing Lead Name

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/editing-lead-name/122261>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** properties\
**Created:** [December 10, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/editing-lead-name/122261 "2024-12-10T22:56:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![LBide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@LBide](https://community.hubspot.com/u/LBide)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/editing-lead-name/122261/1 "2024-12-10T22:56:04Z")

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It would be great if Leads had the same editing options as Deals. Currently, once a Lead is created, you can’t edit the name. Instead, you have to delete, and re-create with the spelling you’d like. This creates a fresh lead and does not carry the history. This is problematic.

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