Google Cloud Platform: How do I rename a Google Cloud Platform project?

You can change the project name using gcloud projects update command.

First of all, you need to get the associated project ID.

gcloud projects list

Here is the example command.

gcloud projects update your-old-project-id --name="New project name"

For more information please refer this official documentation.

Note: You cannot change the ID of a project's ID or Number,you can only change the Name.

It seems that the Google console menus have changed since @Sphinxxx posted an answer to this question in 2017. (Unless for some reason my Google account is different than others. Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

It is still possible to rename the project, but in order to get to the Settings page, you must first go through the "IAM & admin" menu. Here are the steps I did:

• Choose the project name from the menu just to the right of "Google APIs"
• Open the navigation menu by clicking on the three bars ("hamburger") just to the left of "Google APIs"
• Hover over IAM & admin in order to see that menu
• Click on Settings to open the settings page where you can modify the project name

Screen shot of IAM & admin menu

NOTE: it is also possible to directly go to the settings page via the URL using the project id: - https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/settings?project=your-project-id

The easiest way it to go via the hamburger menu in the top left > "IAM & Admin" > Settings. These are the screenshots to the Google Cloud Product Settings

1. Use the hamburger menu in the top left to switch to the "IAM & Admin" section
2. Click Settings
3. Type the new name
4. Press Save
5. Reload the page

For those wondering how to change the project ID, the official documentation says:

A project ID cannot be changed after the project is created, so if you are creating a new project, be sure to choose an ID that you'll be comfortable using for the lifetime of the project.