Claiming old username

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  ibayjaam · Member · Aug 1, 2020 at 2:37 am

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  Hello, I would like to ask regarding my username. So I created a new account and deleted the old one. The old one’s username is – ibayjam and it has been deleted. I would like to keep that username for this account. Is there anyway that I can have it instead of ibayjamva?

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  shubhamgmath · Member · Aug 1, 2020 at 2:51 am

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  Hi ibayjamva

  Can you please let us know when did you delete your previous account?

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  shubhamgmath · Member · Aug 1, 2020 at 3:01 am

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  @ibayjamva

  We cannot transfer username to any other account. Because after closing your account the old username is blocked for being registered again. Here is the link to the document that will give you more details on this:
  https://wordpress.com/support/close-account/#usernames-cannot-be-re-used-after-closure

  But, It is possible to reverse an account closure for the first 30 days after an account is closed. Account restoration will help you to get back your old username and account so that you can start fresh with a new site on that account. For more information on this please refer to the link below:
  https://wordpress.com/support/close-account/#account-restoration

  Hope this helps.