diff --git a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
index 8a6e54d05..a391c461d 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import { fetchSiteLanguages } from './site-language';
 import DemographicsSection from './demographics/DemographicsSection';
 import { fetchCourseList } from '../notification-preferences/data/thunks';
 import { withLocation, withNavigate } from './hoc';
+import NameField from './NameField';
 
 class AccountSettingsPage extends React.Component {
   constructor(props, context) {
@@ -167,6 +168,34 @@ class AccountSettingsPage extends React.Component {
     this.props.saveSettings(formId, values, extendedProfileObject);
   };
 
+  handleSubmitFirstAndLastName = (formId, fullName, firstName, lastName) => {
+    const settingsToBeSaved = [];
+
+    if (Object.keys(this.props.drafts).includes('useVerifiedNameForCerts')) {
+      settingsToBeSaved.push({
+        formId: 'useVerifiedNameForCerts',
+        commitValues: this.props.formValues.useVerifiedNameForCerts,
+      });
+    }
+
+    settingsToBeSaved.push({
+      formId: 'first_name',
+      commitValues: firstName,
+    });
+
+    settingsToBeSaved.push({
+      formId: 'last_name',
+      commitValues: lastName,
+    });
+
+    settingsToBeSaved.push({
+      formId: 'name',
+      commitValues: fullName,
+    });
+
+    this.props.saveMultipleSettings(settingsToBeSaved, formId, false);
+  };
+
   handleSubmitProfileName = (formId, values) => {
     if (Object.keys(this.props.drafts).includes('useVerifiedNameForCerts')) {
       this.props.saveMultipleSettings([
@@ -552,37 +581,71 @@ class AccountSettingsPage extends React.Component {
             isEditable={false}
             {...editableFieldProps}
           />
-          <EditableField
-            name="name"
-            type="text"
-            value={
+          {(this.props.formValues?.first_name !== undefined && this.props.formValues?.last_name !== undefined) ? (
+            <NameField
+              name="name"
+              type="text"
+              verifiedName={verifiedName}
+              pendingNameChange={this.props.formValues.pending_name_change}
+              fullNameValue={this.props.formValues.name}
+              firstNameValue={this.props.formValues.first_name}
+              lastNameValue={this.props.formValues.last_name}
+              label={this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.full.name'])}
+              emptyLabel={
+              this.isEditable('name')
+                ? this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.full.name.empty'])
+                : this.renderEmptyStaticFieldMessage()
+            }
+              helpText={
+              verifiedName
+                ? this.renderFullNameHelpText(verifiedName.status, verifiedName.proctored_exam_attempt_id)
+                : this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.full.name.help.text'])
+            }
+              isEditable={
+              verifiedName
+                ? this.isEditable('verifiedName') && this.isEditable('name')
+                : this.isEditable('name')
+            }
+              isGrayedOut={
+              verifiedName && !this.isEditable('verifiedName')
+            }
+              onChange={this.handleEditableFieldChange}
+              onSubmit={this.handleSubmitFirstAndLastName}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <EditableField
+              name="name"
+              type="text"
+              value={
               verifiedName?.status === 'submitted'
               && this.props.formValues.pending_name_change
                 ? this.props.formValues.pending_name_change
                 : this.props.formValues.name
               }
-            label={this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.full.name'])}
-            emptyLabel={
+              label={this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.full.name'])}
+              emptyLabel={
               this.isEditable('name')
                 ? this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.full.name.empty'])
                 : this.renderEmptyStaticFieldMessage()
             }
-            helpText={
+              helpText={
               verifiedName
                 ? this.renderFullNameHelpText(verifiedName.status, verifiedName.proctored_exam_attempt_id)
                 : this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.full.name.help.text'])
             }
-            isEditable={
+              isEditable={
               verifiedName
                 ? this.isEditable('verifiedName') && this.isEditable('name')
                 : this.isEditable('name')
             }
-            isGrayedOut={
+              isGrayedOut={
               verifiedName && !this.isEditable('verifiedName')
             }
-            onChange={this.handleEditableFieldChange}
-            onSubmit={this.handleSubmitProfileName}
-          />
+              onChange={this.handleEditableFieldChange}
+              onSubmit={this.handleSubmitProfileName}
+            />
+          )}
+
           {verifiedName
             && (
             <EditableField
@@ -872,6 +935,8 @@ AccountSettingsPage.propTypes = {
   formValues: PropTypes.shape({
     username: PropTypes.string,
     name: PropTypes.string,
+    first_name: PropTypes.string,
+    last_name: PropTypes.string,
     email: PropTypes.string,
     secondary_email: PropTypes.string,
     secondary_email_enabled: PropTypes.bool,
diff --git a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.messages.jsx b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.messages.jsx
index 7ad30e8ac..cd37b026e 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.messages.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.messages.jsx
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Full name',
     description: 'Label for account settings name field.',
   },
+  'account.settings.field.first.name': {
+    id: 'account.settings.field.first.name',
+    defaultMessage: 'First name',
+    description: 'Label for account settings first name field.',
+  },
+  'account.settings.field.last.name': {
+    id: 'account.settings.field.last.name',
+    defaultMessage: 'Last name',
+    description: 'Label for account settings last name field.',
+  },
   'account.settings.field.full.name.empty': {
     id: 'account.settings.field.full.name.empty',
     defaultMessage: 'Add name',
diff --git a/src/account-settings/NameField.jsx b/src/account-settings/NameField.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75556632f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/account-settings/NameField.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,360 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import {
+  Button, Form, StatefulButton,
+} from '@openedx/paragon';
+import { faPencilAlt } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
+
+import SwitchContent from './SwitchContent';
+import messages from './AccountSettingsPage.messages';
+
+import {
+  openForm,
+  closeForm,
+} from './data/actions';
+import { nameFieldSelector } from './data/selectors';
+import CertificatePreference from './certificate-preference/CertificatePreference';
+
+/**
+ * This field shows concatenated user's first name and last name as their full name
+ * and splits the name into first name and last name fields on edit.
+ * @param props
+ * @returns {Element}
+ * @constructor
+ */
+const NameField = (props) => {
+  const {
+    name,
+    label,
+    emptyLabel,
+    type,
+    fullNameValue,
+    firstNameValue,
+    lastNameValue,
+    verifiedName,
+    pendingNameChange,
+    userSuppliedValue,
+    saveState,
+    error,
+    firstNameError,
+    lastNameError,
+    confirmationMessageDefinition,
+    confirmationValue,
+    helpText,
+    onEdit,
+    onCancel,
+    onSubmit,
+    onChange,
+    isEditing,
+    isEditable,
+    isGrayedOut,
+    intl,
+    ...others
+  } = props;
+
+  const id = `field-${name}`;
+
+  const firstNameFieldAttributes = {
+    name: 'first_name',
+    id: 'field-firstName',
+    label: intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.first.name']),
+  };
+
+  const lastNameFieldAttributes = {
+    name: 'last_name',
+    id: 'field-lastName',
+    label: intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.last.name']),
+  };
+
+  const [fullName, setFullName] = useState('');
+  const [firstName, setFirstName] = useState('');
+  const [lastName, setLastName] = useState('');
+  const [fieldError, setFieldError] = useState('');
+
+  /**
+   * Concatenates first and last name and generates full name.
+   * @param first
+   * @param last
+   * @returns {`${string} ${string}`}
+   */
+  const generateFullName = (first, last) => {
+    if (first && last) {
+      return `${first} ${last}`;
+    }
+    return first || last;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Splits a full name into first name and last name such that the first word
+   * is the firstName and rest of the name is last name.
+   * - If the full name is "John Doe Hamilton", the splitting will be
+   *   e.g., fullName = John Doe => firstName = John, lastName = Doe Hamilton
+   * @param {string} nameValue The full name to split.
+   * @returns {object} An object containing the firstName and lastName.
+  */
+  const splitFullName = (nameValue) => {
+    const [first, ...lastNameArr] = nameValue.trim().split(' ');
+    const last = lastNameArr.join(' ');
+    return { first, last };
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * UseEffect for setting first and last name.
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (firstNameValue || lastNameValue) {
+      setFirstName(firstNameValue);
+      setLastName(lastNameValue);
+    } else {
+      const { first, last } = splitFullName(fullNameValue);
+      setFirstName(first);
+      setLastName(last);
+    }
+  }, [firstNameValue, fullNameValue, lastNameValue]);
+
+  /**
+   * UseEffect for setting full name.
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (verifiedName?.status === 'submitted' && pendingNameChange) {
+      setFullName(pendingNameChange);
+    } else if (firstNameValue || lastNameValue) {
+      setFullName(generateFullName(firstNameValue, lastNameValue));
+    } else {
+      setFullName(fullNameValue);
+    }
+  }, [firstNameValue, fullNameValue, lastNameValue, pendingNameChange, verifiedName?.status]);
+
+  /**
+   * UseEffect for setting error
+   */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setFieldError(error || firstNameError || lastNameError);
+  }, [error, firstNameError, lastNameError]);
+
+  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const formData = new FormData(e.target);
+    const firstNameVal = formData.get(firstNameFieldAttributes.name).trim();
+    const lastNameVal = formData.get(lastNameFieldAttributes.name).trim();
+    const fullNameVal = generateFullName(firstName, lastName);
+
+    onSubmit(name, fullNameVal, firstNameVal, lastNameVal);
+  };
+
+  const handleChange = (e, fieldName) => {
+    onChange(fieldName, e.target.value);
+    // Updating full name along with the updates to first and last name
+    if (fieldName === firstNameFieldAttributes.name) {
+      onChange(name, generateFullName(e.target.value.trim(), lastNameValue));
+    } else if (fieldName === lastNameFieldAttributes.name) {
+      onChange(name, generateFullName(firstNameValue, e.target.value.trim()));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleEdit = () => {
+    onEdit(name);
+  };
+
+  const handleCancel = () => {
+    onCancel(name);
+  };
+
+  const renderEmptyLabel = () => {
+    if (isEditable) {
+      return <Button variant="link" onClick={handleEdit} className="p-0">{emptyLabel}</Button>;
+    }
+    return <span className="text-muted">{emptyLabel}</span>;
+  };
+
+  const renderValue = (rawValue) => {
+    if (!rawValue) {
+      return renderEmptyLabel();
+    }
+    let finalValue = rawValue;
+
+    if (userSuppliedValue) {
+      finalValue += `: ${userSuppliedValue}`;
+    }
+
+    return finalValue;
+  };
+
+  const renderConfirmationMessage = () => {
+    if (!confirmationMessageDefinition || !confirmationValue) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return intl.formatMessage(confirmationMessageDefinition, {
+      value: confirmationValue,
+    });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <SwitchContent
+      expression={isEditing ? 'editing' : 'default'}
+      cases={{
+        editing: (
+          <>
+            <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+              <Form.Group
+                controlId={id}
+                isInvalid={fieldError != null}
+              >
+                <Form.Group
+                  controlId={firstNameFieldAttributes.id}
+                  isInvalid={firstNameError != null}
+                  className="d-inline-block mb-0"
+                >
+                  <Form.Label size="sm" className="h6 d-block" htmlFor={firstNameFieldAttributes.id}>
+                    {firstNameFieldAttributes.label}
+                  </Form.Label>
+                  <Form.Control
+                    data-hj-suppress
+                    name={firstNameFieldAttributes.name}
+                    id={firstNameFieldAttributes.id}
+                    type={type}
+                    value={firstName}
+                    onChange={(e) => { handleChange(e, firstNameFieldAttributes.name); }}
+                    {...others}
+                  />
+                </Form.Group>
+                <Form.Group
+                  controlId={lastNameFieldAttributes.id}
+                  isInvalid={lastNameError != null}
+                  className="d-inline-block mb-0"
+                >
+                  <Form.Label size="sm" className="h6 d-block" htmlFor={lastNameFieldAttributes.id}>
+                    {lastNameFieldAttributes.label}
+                  </Form.Label>
+                  <Form.Control
+                    data-hj-suppress
+                    name={lastNameFieldAttributes.name}
+                    id={lastNameFieldAttributes.id}
+                    type={type}
+                    value={lastName}
+                    onChange={(e) => { handleChange(e, lastNameFieldAttributes.name); }}
+                    {...others}
+                  />
+                </Form.Group>
+                {!!helpText && <Form.Text>{helpText}</Form.Text>}
+                {fieldError != null && <Form.Control.Feedback hasIcon={false}>{fieldError}</Form.Control.Feedback>}
+                {others.children}
+              </Form.Group>
+              <p>
+                <StatefulButton
+                  type="submit"
+                  className="mr-2"
+                  state={saveState}
+                  labels={{
+                    default: intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.editable.field.action.save']),
+                  }}
+                  onClick={(e) => {
+                    // Swallow clicks if the state is pending.
+                    // We do this instead of disabling the button to prevent
+                    // it from losing focus (disabled elements cannot have focus).
+                    // Disabling it would causes upstream issues in focus management.
+                    // Swallowing the onSubmit event on the form would be better, but
+                    // we would have to add that logic for every field given our
+                    // current structure of the application.
+                    if (saveState === 'pending') { e.preventDefault(); }
+                  }}
+                  disabledStates={[]}
+                />
+                <Button
+                  variant="outline-primary"
+                  onClick={handleCancel}
+                >
+                  {intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.editable.field.action.cancel'])}
+                </Button>
+              </p>
+            </form>
+            {['name', 'verified_name'].includes(name) && <CertificatePreference fieldName={name} />}
+          </>
+        ),
+        default: (
+          <div className="form-group">
+            <div className="d-flex align-items-start">
+              <h6 aria-level="3">{label}</h6>
+              {isEditable ? (
+                <Button variant="link" onClick={handleEdit} className="ml-3">
+                  <FontAwesomeIcon className="mr-1" icon={faPencilAlt} />
+                  {intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.editable.field.action.edit'])}
+                </Button>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+            <p data-hj-suppress className={classNames('text-truncate', { 'grayed-out': isGrayedOut })}>
+              {renderValue(fullName)}
+            </p>
+            <p className="small text-muted mt-n2">{renderConfirmationMessage() || helpText}</p>
+          </div>
+        ),
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+NameField.propTypes = {
+  name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  label: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number, PropTypes.node]),
+  emptyLabel: PropTypes.node,
+  type: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  fullNameValue: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
+  firstNameValue: PropTypes.string,
+  lastNameValue: PropTypes.string,
+  pendingNameChange: PropTypes.string,
+  verifiedName: PropTypes.shape({
+    verified_name: PropTypes.string,
+    status: PropTypes.string,
+    proctored_exam_attempt_id: PropTypes.number,
+  }),
+  userSuppliedValue: PropTypes.string,
+  saveState: PropTypes.oneOf(['default', 'pending', 'complete', 'error']),
+  error: PropTypes.string,
+  firstNameError: PropTypes.string,
+  lastNameError: PropTypes.string,
+  confirmationMessageDefinition: PropTypes.shape({
+    id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    defaultMessage: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    description: PropTypes.string,
+  }),
+  confirmationValue: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
+  helpText: PropTypes.node,
+  onEdit: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  onCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  onSubmit: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  isEditing: PropTypes.bool,
+  isEditable: PropTypes.bool,
+  isGrayedOut: PropTypes.bool,
+  intl: intlShape.isRequired,
+};
+
+NameField.defaultProps = {
+  fullNameValue: undefined,
+  firstNameValue: undefined,
+  lastNameValue: undefined,
+  pendingNameChange: null,
+  verifiedName: null,
+  saveState: undefined,
+  label: undefined,
+  emptyLabel: undefined,
+  error: null,
+  firstNameError: null,
+  lastNameError: null,
+  confirmationMessageDefinition: undefined,
+  confirmationValue: undefined,
+  helpText: undefined,
+  isEditing: false,
+  isEditable: true,
+  isGrayedOut: false,
+  userSuppliedValue: undefined,
+};
+
+export default connect(nameFieldSelector, {
+  onEdit: openForm,
+  onCancel: closeForm,
+})(injectIntl(NameField));
diff --git a/src/account-settings/data/actions.js b/src/account-settings/data/actions.js
index 27d8f7682..0f80510bf 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/data/actions.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/data/actions.js
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ export const savePreviousSiteLanguage = previousSiteLanguage => ({
   payload: { previousSiteLanguage },
 });
 
-export const saveMultipleSettings = (settingsArray, form = null) => ({
+export const saveMultipleSettings = (settingsArray, form = null, saveInSeparateCalls = true) => ({
   type: SAVE_MULTIPLE_SETTINGS.BASE,
-  payload: { settingsArray, form },
+  payload: { settingsArray, form, saveInSeparateCalls },
 });
 
 export const saveMultipleSettingsBegin = () => ({
diff --git a/src/account-settings/data/sagas.js b/src/account-settings/data/sagas.js
index c27cbe9ef..9eb9c13e8 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/data/sagas.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/data/sagas.js
@@ -124,14 +124,24 @@ export function* handleSaveMultipleSettings(action) {
   try {
     yield put(saveMultipleSettingsBegin());
     const { username, userId } = getAuthenticatedUser();
-    const { settingsArray, form } = action.payload;
-    for (let i = 0; i < settingsArray.length; i += 1) {
-      const { formId, commitValues } = settingsArray[i];
+    const { settingsArray, form, saveInSeparateCalls } = action.payload;
+    if (saveInSeparateCalls) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < settingsArray.length; i += 1) {
+        const { formId, commitValues } = settingsArray[i];
+        yield put(saveSettingsBegin());
+        const commitData = { [formId]: commitValues };
+        const savedSettings = yield call(patchSettings, username, commitData, userId);
+        yield put(saveSettingsSuccess(savedSettings, commitData));
+      }
+    } else {
+      const commitData = settingsArray.reduce((data, setting) => (
+        { ...data, [setting.formId]: setting.commitValues }
+      ), {});
       yield put(saveSettingsBegin());
-      const commitData = { [formId]: commitValues };
       const savedSettings = yield call(patchSettings, username, commitData, userId);
       yield put(saveSettingsSuccess(savedSettings, commitData));
     }
+
     yield put(saveMultipleSettingsSuccess(action));
     if (form) {
       yield delay(1000);
diff --git a/src/account-settings/data/selectors.js b/src/account-settings/data/selectors.js
index 7650aa01e..d683bfa1a 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/data/selectors.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/data/selectors.js
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ export const editableFieldSelector = createStructuredSelector({
   isEditing: isEditingSelector,
 });
 
+export const nameFieldSelector = createSelector(
+  editableFieldSelector,
+  accountSettingsSelector,
+  (editableFieldSettings, accountSettings) => ({
+    ...editableFieldSettings,
+    firstNameError: accountSettings.errors?.first_name,
+    lastNameError: accountSettings.errors?.last_name,
+  }),
+);
+
 export const profileDataManagerSelector = createSelector(
   accountSettingsSelector,
   accountSettings => accountSettings.profileDataManager,
diff --git a/src/account-settings/name-change/NameChange.jsx b/src/account-settings/name-change/NameChange.jsx
index d08a840c5..10d56a9fe 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/name-change/NameChange.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/name-change/NameChange.jsx
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ const NameChangeModal = ({
       }));
     } else {
       const draftProfileName = targetFormId === 'name' ? formValues.name : null;
-      dispatch(requestNameChange(username, draftProfileName, verifiedNameInput));
+      const draftFirstName = targetFormId === 'name' ? formValues?.first_name : null;
+      const draftLastName = targetFormId === 'name' ? formValues?.last_name : null;
+
+      dispatch(requestNameChange(username, draftProfileName, verifiedNameInput, draftFirstName, draftLastName));
     }
   };
 
@@ -190,6 +193,8 @@ NameChangeModal.propTypes = {
   errors: PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired,
   formValues: PropTypes.shape({
     name: PropTypes.string,
+    first_name: PropTypes.string,
+    last_name: PropTypes.string,
     verified_name: PropTypes.string,
   }).isRequired,
   saveState: PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/src/account-settings/name-change/data/actions.js b/src/account-settings/name-change/data/actions.js
index f80fbbbf5..efd0a0935 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/name-change/data/actions.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/name-change/data/actions.js
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import { AsyncActionType } from '../../data/utils';
 
 export const REQUEST_NAME_CHANGE = new AsyncActionType('ACCOUNT_SETTINGS', 'REQUEST_NAME_CHANGE');
 
-export const requestNameChange = (username, profileName, verifiedName) => ({
+export const requestNameChange = (username, profileName, verifiedName, firstName, lastName) => ({
   type: REQUEST_NAME_CHANGE.BASE,
-  payload: { username, profileName, verifiedName },
+  payload: {
+    username, profileName, verifiedName, firstName, lastName,
+  },
 });
 
 export const requestNameChangeBegin = () => ({
diff --git a/src/account-settings/name-change/data/sagas.js b/src/account-settings/name-change/data/sagas.js
index dfbae8e87..4971a8807 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/name-change/data/sagas.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/name-change/data/sagas.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function* handleRequestNameChange(action) {
   try {
     yield put(requestNameChangeBegin());
     if (action.payload.profileName) {
-      yield call(postNameChange, action.payload.profileName);
+      yield call(postNameChange, action.payload.profileName, action.payload.firstName, action.payload.lastName);
       profileName = action.payload.profileName;
     }
     yield call(postVerifiedName, {
diff --git a/src/account-settings/name-change/data/service.js b/src/account-settings/name-change/data/service.js
index 70a6cfc15..565850589 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/name-change/data/service.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/name-change/data/service.js
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 import { handleRequestError } from '../../data/utils';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/prefer-default-export
-export async function postNameChange(name) {
+export async function postNameChange(name, firstName, lastName) {
   // Requests a pending name change, rather than saving the account name immediately
   const requestConfig = { headers: { Accept: 'application/json' } };
   const requestUrl = `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/user/v1/accounts/name_change/`;
 
+  const nameChangePayload = { name };
+  if (firstName && lastName) {
+    nameChangePayload.first_name = firstName;
+    nameChangePayload.last_name = lastName;
+  }
+
   const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient()
-    .post(requestUrl, { name }, requestConfig)
+    .post(requestUrl, nameChangePayload, requestConfig)
     .catch(error => handleRequestError(error));
 
   return data;
diff --git a/src/account-settings/name-change/test/NameChange.test.jsx b/src/account-settings/name-change/test/NameChange.test.jsx
index 1085f54ea..524111282 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/name-change/test/NameChange.test.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/name-change/test/NameChange.test.jsx
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ describe('NameChange', () => {
     const dispatchData = {
       payload: {
         profileName: null,
+        firstName: null,
+        lastName: null,
         username: 'edx',
         verifiedName: 'Verified Name',
       },
@@ -167,4 +169,41 @@ describe('NameChange', () => {
     render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameChange {...props} />));
     expect(window.location.pathname).toEqual('/id-verification');
   });
+
+  it(
+    'dispatches profileName with first and last name if first_name and last_name are available in settings',
+    async () => {
+      const dispatchData = {
+        payload: {
+          profileName: 'edx edx',
+          username: 'edx',
+          verifiedName: 'Verified Name',
+          firstName: 'first',
+          lastName: 'last',
+        },
+        type: 'ACCOUNT_SETTINGS__REQUEST_NAME_CHANGE',
+      };
+      const formProps = {
+        ...props,
+        targetFormId: 'name',
+        formValues: {
+          ...props.formValues,
+          first_name: 'first',
+          last_name: 'last',
+        },
+      };
+
+      render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameChange {...formProps} />));
+
+      const continueButton = screen.getByText('Continue');
+      fireEvent.click(continueButton);
+
+      const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText('Enter the name on your photo ID');
+      fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: 'Verified Name' } });
+
+      const submitButton = screen.getByText('Continue');
+      fireEvent.click(submitButton);
+      expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dispatchData);
+    },
+  );
 });
diff --git a/src/account-settings/test/AccountSettingsPage.test.jsx b/src/account-settings/test/AccountSettingsPage.test.jsx
index 5acd4c563..bb5bbfe7f 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/test/AccountSettingsPage.test.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/test/AccountSettingsPage.test.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { IntlProvider, injectIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 
 import AccountSettingsPage from '../AccountSettingsPage';
 import mockData from './mockData';
+import { saveMultipleSettings, saveSettings } from '../data/actions';
 
 const mockDispatch = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform/analytics', () => ({
@@ -98,4 +99,104 @@ describe('AccountSettingsPage', () => {
 
     fireEvent.click(submitButton);
   });
+
+  it(
+    'renders NameField for full name if first_name and last_name are available in account settings',
+    async () => {
+      const { getByText, rerender, getByLabelText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlAccountSettingsPage {...props} />));
+
+      const fullNameText = getByText('Full name');
+      const fullNameEditButton = fullNameText.parentElement.querySelector('button');
+
+      expect(fullNameEditButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      store = mockStore({
+        ...mockData,
+        accountSettings: {
+          ...mockData.accountSettings,
+          openFormId: 'name',
+          values: {
+            ...mockData.accountSettings.values,
+            first_name: 'John',
+            last_name: 'Doe',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      store.dispatch = jest.fn(store.dispatch);
+
+      rerender(reduxWrapper(<IntlAccountSettingsPage {...props} />));
+
+      const submitButton = screen.getByText('Save');
+      expect(submitButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      const firstNameField = getByLabelText('First name');
+      const lastNameField = getByLabelText('Last name');
+
+      // Use fireEvent.change to simulate changing the selected value
+      fireEvent.change(firstNameField, { target: { value: 'John' } });
+      fireEvent.change(lastNameField, { target: { value: 'Doe' } });
+
+      fireEvent.click(submitButton);
+
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(saveMultipleSettings(
+        [
+          {
+            commitValues: 'John',
+            formId: 'first_name',
+          },
+          {
+            commitValues: 'Doe',
+            formId: 'last_name',
+          },
+          {
+            commitValues: 'John Doe',
+            formId: 'name',
+          },
+        ],
+        'name',
+        false,
+      ));
+    },
+  );
+
+  it(
+    'renders EditableField for full name if first_name and last_name are not available in account settings',
+    async () => {
+      const { getByText, rerender, getByLabelText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlAccountSettingsPage {...props} />));
+
+      const fullNameText = getByText('Full name');
+      const fullNameEditButton = fullNameText.parentElement.querySelector('button');
+
+      expect(fullNameEditButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      store = mockStore({
+        ...mockData,
+        accountSettings: {
+          ...mockData.accountSettings,
+          openFormId: 'name',
+          values: {
+            ...mockData.accountSettings.values,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      store.dispatch = jest.fn(store.dispatch);
+
+      rerender(reduxWrapper(<IntlAccountSettingsPage {...props} />));
+
+      const submitButton = screen.getByText('Save');
+      expect(submitButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      const fullName = getByLabelText('Full name');
+
+      // Use fireEvent.change to simulate changing the selected value
+      fireEvent.change(fullName, { target: { value: 'test_name' } });
+
+      fireEvent.click(submitButton);
+
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(saveSettings(
+        'name',
+        'test_name',
+      ));
+    },
+  );
 });
diff --git a/src/account-settings/test/NameField.test.jsx b/src/account-settings/test/NameField.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02db0b6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/account-settings/test/NameField.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { BrowserRouter as Router } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
+import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
+import configureStore from 'redux-mock-store';
+
+import { IntlProvider, injectIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import NameField from '../NameField';
+
+jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform/auth');
+jest.mock('../data/selectors', () => jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({ certPreferenceSelector: () => ({}) })));
+
+const IntlNameField = injectIntl(NameField);
+
+const mockStore = configureStore();
+
+describe('NameField', () => {
+  let props = {};
+  let store = {};
+
+  const reduxWrapper = children => (
+    <Router>
+      <IntlProvider locale="en">
+        <Provider store={store}>{children}</Provider>
+      </IntlProvider>
+    </Router>
+  );
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    store = mockStore();
+    const onSubmit = jest.fn();
+    const onChange = jest.fn();
+    props = {
+      name: 'name',
+      label: 'Full name',
+      emptyLabel: 'Add name',
+      type: 'text',
+      fullNameValue: 'Test Name',
+      firstNameValue: '',
+      lastNameValue: '',
+      verifiedName: null,
+      userSuppliedValue: '',
+      pendingNameChange: '',
+      error: '',
+      firstNameError: '',
+      lastNameError: '',
+      saveState: 'default',
+      confirmationValue: 'Confirmation Value',
+      helpText: 'Helpful Text',
+      isEditing: false,
+      isEditable: true,
+      isGrayedOut: false,
+      onSubmit,
+      onChange,
+    };
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => jest.clearAllMocks());
+
+  it('renders NameField correctly with editing disabled', () => {
+    const tree = renderer.create(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...props} />)).toJSON();
+    expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders NameField correctly with editing enabled', () => {
+    props = {
+      ...props,
+      isEditing: true,
+    };
+
+    const tree = renderer.create(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...props} />)).toJSON();
+    expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders NameField with an error on full name', () => {
+    const errorProps = {
+      ...props,
+      isEditing: true,
+      error: 'This value is invalid.',
+    };
+
+    const { getByText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...errorProps} />));
+
+    const errorMessage = getByText('This value is invalid.');
+    expect(errorMessage).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders NameField with an error on first name', () => {
+    const errorProps = {
+      ...props,
+      isEditing: true,
+      firstNameError: 'This value is invalid.',
+    };
+
+    const { getByText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...errorProps} />));
+
+    const errorMessage = getByText('This value is invalid.');
+    expect(errorMessage).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders NameField with an error on last name', () => {
+    const errorProps = {
+      ...props,
+      isEditing: true,
+      lastNameError: 'This value is invalid.',
+    };
+
+    const { getByText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...errorProps} />));
+
+    const errorMessage = getByText('This value is invalid.');
+    expect(errorMessage).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('display pendingName in NameField if available when verifiedName submit state is submitted', () => {
+    const componentProps = {
+      ...props,
+      pendingNameChange: 'Pending Name',
+      verifiedName: {
+        status: 'submitted',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const { getByText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...componentProps} />));
+
+    const pendingNameText = getByText('Pending Name');
+    expect(pendingNameText).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('should not display pendingName when verifiedName submit state is not submitted', () => {
+    const componentProps = {
+      ...props,
+      pendingNameChange: 'Pending Name',
+      verifiedName: {
+        status: 'pending',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const { queryByText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...componentProps} />));
+
+    expect(queryByText('Pending Name')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('display concatenated first and last name in full name if first or last name value is available', () => {
+    const componentProps = {
+      ...props,
+      firstNameValue: 'John',
+      lastNameValue: 'Doe',
+    };
+
+    const { getByText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...componentProps} />));
+
+    const pendingNameText = getByText('John Doe');
+    expect(pendingNameText).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('display full name in NameField if first and last name value are not available', () => {
+    const componentProps = {
+      ...props,
+      fullNameValue: 'John Doe',
+      firstNameValue: '',
+      lastNameValue: '',
+    };
+
+    const { getByText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...componentProps} />));
+
+    const pendingNameText = getByText('John Doe');
+    expect(pendingNameText).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('split full name in first and last name on editing if first and last name value not available ', () => {
+    const componentProps = {
+      ...props,
+      isEditing: true,
+      fullNameValue: '',
+      firstNameValue: 'John',
+      lastNameValue: 'Doe',
+    };
+
+    const { getByLabelText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...componentProps} />));
+
+    const firstNameField = getByLabelText('First name');
+    const lastNameField = getByLabelText('Last name');
+
+    expect(firstNameField.value).toEqual('John');
+    expect(lastNameField.value).toEqual('Doe');
+  });
+
+  it('submit full name, first name and last name on save ', () => {
+    const componentProps = {
+      ...props,
+      isEditing: true,
+      fullNameValue: '',
+      firstNameValue: 'John',
+      lastNameValue: 'Doe',
+    };
+
+    const { getByText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...componentProps} />));
+
+    const submitButton = getByText('Save');
+    expect(submitButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    fireEvent.click(submitButton);
+    expect(props.onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledWith('name', 'John Doe', 'John', 'Doe');
+  });
+
+  it('update both first name and full name on first name change ', () => {
+    const componentProps = {
+      ...props,
+      isEditing: true,
+      fullNameValue: '',
+      firstNameValue: '',
+      lastNameValue: 'Doe',
+    };
+
+    const { getByLabelText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...componentProps} />));
+
+    const firstNameField = getByLabelText('First name');
+    fireEvent.change(firstNameField, { target: { value: 'John' } });
+
+    expect(props.onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(props.onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('first_name', 'John');
+    expect(props.onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('name', 'John Doe');
+  });
+
+  it('update both last name and full name on last name change ', () => {
+    const componentProps = {
+      ...props,
+      isEditing: true,
+      fullNameValue: '',
+      firstNameValue: 'John',
+      lastNameValue: '',
+    };
+
+    const { getByLabelText } = render(reduxWrapper(<IntlNameField {...componentProps} />));
+
+    const lastNameField = getByLabelText('Last name');
+    fireEvent.change(lastNameField, { target: { value: 'Doe' } });
+
+    expect(props.onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(props.onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('last_name', 'Doe');
+    expect(props.onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('name', 'John Doe');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/account-settings/test/__snapshots__/NameField.test.jsx.snap b/src/account-settings/test/__snapshots__/NameField.test.jsx.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3e4e8059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/account-settings/test/__snapshots__/NameField.test.jsx.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`NameField renders NameField correctly with editing disabled 1`] = `
+<div
+  className="pgn-transition-replace-group position-relative"
+  style={
+    Object {
+      "height": null,
+    }
+  }
+>
+  <div
+    style={
+      Object {
+        "padding": ".1px 0",
+      }
+    }
+  >
+    <div
+      className="form-group"
+    >
+      <div
+        className="d-flex align-items-start"
+      >
+        <h6
+          aria-level="3"
+        >
+          Full name
+        </h6>
+        <button
+          className="ml-3 btn btn-link"
+          disabled={false}
+          onClick={[Function]}
+          type="button"
+        >
+          <svg
+            aria-hidden="true"
+            className="svg-inline--fa fa-pencil-alt fa-w-16 mr-1"
+            data-icon="pencil-alt"
+            data-prefix="fas"
+            focusable="false"
+            role="img"
+            style={Object {}}
+            viewBox="0 0 512 512"
+            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+          >
+            <path
+              d="M497.9 142.1l-46.1 46.1c-4.7 4.7-12.3 4.7-17 0l-111-111c-4.7-4.7-4.7-12.3 0-17l46.1-46.1c18.7-18.7 49.1-18.7 67.9 0l60.1 60.1c18.8 18.7 18.8 49.1 0 67.9zM284.2 99.8L21.6 362.4.4 483.9c-2.9 16.4 11.4 30.6 27.8 27.8l121.5-21.3 262.6-262.6c4.7-4.7 4.7-12.3 0-17l-111-111c-4.8-4.7-12.4-4.7-17.1 0zM124.1 339.9c-5.5-5.5-5.5-14.3 0-19.8l154-154c5.5-5.5 14.3-5.5 19.8 0s5.5 14.3 0 19.8l-154 154c-5.5 5.5-14.3 5.5-19.8 0zM88 424h48v36.3l-64.5 11.3-31.1-31.1L51.7 376H88v48z"
+              fill="currentColor"
+              style={Object {}}
+            />
+          </svg>
+          Edit
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <p
+        className="text-truncate"
+        data-hj-suppress={true}
+      >
+        Test Name
+      </p>
+      <p
+        className="small text-muted mt-n2"
+      >
+        Helpful Text
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
+
+exports[`NameField renders NameField correctly with editing enabled 1`] = `
+<div
+  className="pgn-transition-replace-group position-relative"
+  style={
+    Object {
+      "height": null,
+    }
+  }
+>
+  <div
+    style={
+      Object {
+        "padding": ".1px 0",
+      }
+    }
+  >
+    <form
+      onSubmit={[Function]}
+    >
+      <div
+        className="pgn__form-group"
+      >
+        <div
+          className="pgn__form-group d-inline-block mb-0"
+        >
+          <label
+            className="pgn__form-label h6 d-block"
+            htmlFor="field-firstName"
+            size="sm"
+          >
+            First name
+          </label>
+          <div
+            className="pgn__form-control-decorator-group"
+          >
+            <input
+              className="has-value form-control is-invalid"
+              data-hj-suppress={true}
+              id="field-firstName"
+              name="first_name"
+              onBlur={[Function]}
+              onChange={[Function]}
+              type="text"
+              value="Test"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div
+          className="pgn__form-group d-inline-block mb-0"
+        >
+          <label
+            className="pgn__form-label h6 d-block"
+            htmlFor="field-lastName"
+            size="sm"
+          >
+            Last name
+          </label>
+          <div
+            className="pgn__form-control-decorator-group"
+          >
+            <input
+              className="has-value form-control is-invalid"
+              data-hj-suppress={true}
+              id="field-lastName"
+              name="last_name"
+              onBlur={[Function]}
+              onChange={[Function]}
+              type="text"
+              value="Name"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div
+          className="pgn__form-text pgn__form-text-default"
+        >
+          <div>
+            Helpful Text
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div
+          className="pgn__form-control-description pgn__form-text pgn__form-text-invalid"
+          id="field-name-3"
+        >
+          <div>
+            
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <p>
+        <button
+          aria-disabled={false}
+          aria-live="assertive"
+          className="pgn__stateful-btn pgn__stateful-btn-state-default mr-2 btn btn-primary"
+          disabled={false}
+          onClick={[Function]}
+          type="submit"
+        >
+          <span
+            className="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center"
+          >
+            <span>
+              Save
+            </span>
+          </span>
+        </button>
+        <button
+          className="btn btn-outline-primary"
+          disabled={false}
+          onClick={[Function]}
+          type="button"
+        >
+          Cancel
+        </button>
+      </p>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;