During initial setup, my full and account names were mispelled.
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If you are already logged, log out
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Log in using a administrator account. The account you use to log in must be different from the account you want to change.
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Choose Go, Go to Folder… from the menu of press Shift-Command-G to open th Go to Folder window.
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Type /Users and click OK
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Within the /Users folder, you will see a folder with the name of the account you want to renames. Right click on this folder and select Rename.
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Type the new name for the home directory. Make sure the home folder name is the same with the account name you want to change to and press Enter key
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On the window that appears, choose Use Password… and type the password for the administrator account and click OK
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Launch the System Preferences from the Apple menu
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Choose Users & Groups from the System Preferences window
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In the Users & Groups window, click on the lock icon. Bottom ..
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Enter name and password for the administrator account and click Unlock
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Right-click on the user account whose name you wish to change and select Advanced Options
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Change the Account Name to match the new name of the home folder you created.
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Change the Full Name to the name you wish to be using
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Change the Home Directory field to match the n ….
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Click OK and then close the System Preferences window
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Log out and log in using the changed user account.
Change Home folder