Following the steps outlaid here:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/27442?hl=en
I signed in, clicked edit under Personal Info, and I can see the First Name and Last Name but I can't edit them… they are just text. The info at the top says “View and edit email and phone settings”.
I'm using Chrome, so a browser compatibility issue is unlikely.
Is this a bug?
Is there another way of doing this? (I don't have Google+.)
Best Answer
As per Google Products Forum update, you can change the account name using various option as before.
Your Google account page.
Google → Accounts → Edit Profile → click on your name and change it → Save changes
Check in Settings for your Send mail as name to make sure it's correct.
Open Settings → Accounts → Send mail as → click Edit info and change the name.
You should also search for yourself in your contacts
Contacts manager → search for your own email address → make sure the name is correctly listed
Check the spelling of your name in your back-up account.
If you have a recovery email, Gmail sometimes looks at the name in that account, so make sure it's not connected to an account you own.
Please refer the source for detailed information.
Source: Google Products Forum.