Searching by username is a reverse lookup method to help you search for the identity of the person who owns the username. If you’ve recently met someone online who you wish to learn more about, you’ve come to the right place. This article will show you all the working methods for you to locate the person behind a username. Read on and learn more…

1. Deep background search with BeenVerified

Met someone new online and wondered if they’re who they say they are? BeenVerified can definitely give you the answer.

BeenVerified is an all-in-one social media search engine. With billions of data points in its database, it allows you to look up a person’s social media account and search for available public records about almost any individual.

1. Go to BeenVerified Social Media Search.
2. Enter the username into the search box and click SEARCH.
   
3. Wait as BeenVerified retrieves the information about the user and delivers it in an easy-to-read report for you.
   

2. Social Catfish

Starting out as a dating investigation service, Social Catfish not only finds people but also verifies people. Whether it’s contact info, family & relatives, jobs, hidden social media accounts, criminal records, marriage records, or traffic records, a search at Social Catfish will show them all.

1. Go to Social Catfish Reverse Username Search.
2. Pop in the username and click Search.
   
3. Wait as Social Catfish combs through 200+ billion records to find all associated records about the user for you.
   
   

3. Explore up to 120 social media profiles with PeopleLooker

Curious how active the person is on social networks? PeopleLooker may just help you scratch that itch.

Besides getting basic personal info, PeopleLooker’s robust engine also runs the username on 120+ social platforms to search a person’s digital footprint. This means that whether it’s Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or Hi5, a search at PeopleLooker will lead you to it.

This way, you can better arm yourself with knowledge when dealing with strangers and may help yourself from online scams and frauds.

1. Go to PeopleLooker Social Media Search.
2. Type the username of the person whose information you wish to find and click Search.
   
3. You’ll be prompted to select the part of data you’re most interested in.
   
4. Provide your basic information such as your email address and name to access the report.
   
5. Note that you’ll need to pay to access the report. The good news is, at the time of writing, PeopleLooker is offering 2 trial memberships for only $1 and $5. The $1 one-week membership allows you to run a wide range of reports during the trial while the $5 option allows you to download the reports as PDF.
   

4. Search anyone on 120+ networks with Spokeo

Spokeo is a people search engine specifically optimized for unlocking people’s social network profiles. It puts over 12 billion data records at your fingertips by combing through 120+ social networks, the public as well as the governments.

To run a username search in Spokeo, simply plug in the subject’s username, and then you’ll be provided with free preliminary information about the owner. If interested in knowing, you can click on the links to view their full report.

1. Go to Spokeo Username Search.
2. Plug in the username you wish to track down and click SEARCH NOW.
   
3. Spokeo will start gleaning data from 12+ billion of records and find matching results for you. Once finished, it will compile the information into an easy-to-read report.
   
4. To unlock the report, you’ll need to pay for a membership.
   

5. Google search username

When it comes to free online search sources, Google should be your first port of call. The web search engine giant does not just pull data from hundreds of social media sites but also indexes billions of queries and information that have been publicly available.

To avoid a deluge of results, you can combine the following tips:

• Put the username in quotations. This way, the search engine will deliver you only the results with the exact username.
• Use site:abc.com to search sitewide. For example, if you are trying to find a person named James on Tinder, you can plug in “James site:Tinder.com”, then Google will turn up all users going by James.
• Add a few more criteria to narrow down your focus. For example, if the James you know is aged 32, you can add it to your query so that Google will scope out its database for information matching the criteria.

6. Run a username search on social networks

Another place to try your luck is social media. Before hopping on, first, check out if the particular website where you got to know the person’s username supports a username search. If it doesn’t or you wish to find their presence on other networks, you can brainstorm a couple of sites he or she will be active on.

One downside to manually searching a username on these social networks is that the individual may not go by the same alias across the platforms, so your find is likely to draw a blank. Again, if you don’t want to go through the hoops, you can try BeenVerified, Spokeo, or PeopleLooker – they’re all dedicated people finder tools to help you track down a person within minutes.

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