diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 74b7552c30..7305e65d2b 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2023.09-dev (Giant Rhubarb)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1524
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1525
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `profile` (
 	`profile-name` varchar(255) COMMENT 'Deprecated',
 	`is-default` boolean COMMENT 'Deprecated',
 	`hide-friends` boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' COMMENT 'Hide friend list from viewers of this profile',
-	`name` varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT '',
+	`name` varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT 'Unused in favor of user.username',
 	`pdesc` varchar(255) COMMENT 'Deprecated',
 	`dob` varchar(32) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00' COMMENT 'Day of birth',
 	`address` varchar(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '' COMMENT '',
diff --git a/doc/database/db_profile.md b/doc/database/db_profile.md
index ec47b94ec6..c4a8b01709 100644
--- a/doc/database/db_profile.md
+++ b/doc/database/db_profile.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Fields
 | profile-name      | Deprecated                                                     | varchar(255)       | YES  |     | NULL       |                |
 | is-default        | Deprecated                                                     | boolean            | YES  |     | NULL       |                |
 | hide-friends      | Hide friend list from viewers of this profile                  | boolean            | NO   |     | 0          |                |
-| name              |                                                                | varchar(255)       | NO   |     |            |                |
+| name              | Unused in favor of user.username                               | varchar(255)       | NO   |     |            |                |
 | pdesc             | Deprecated                                                     | varchar(255)       | YES  |     | NULL       |                |
 | dob               | Day of birth                                                   | varchar(32)        | NO   |     | 0000-00-00 |                |
 | address           |                                                                | varchar(255)       | NO   |     |            |                |
diff --git a/static/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
index 970aeb9ccf..c7575528e9 100644
--- a/static/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/static/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 // This file is required several times during the test in DbaDefinition which justifies this condition
 if (!defined('DB_UPDATE_VERSION')) {
-	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1524);
+	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1525);
 }
 
 return [
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ return [
 			"profile-name" => ["type" => "varchar(255)", "comment" => "Deprecated"],
 			"is-default" => ["type" => "boolean", "comment" => "Deprecated"],
 			"hide-friends" => ["type" => "boolean", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "Hide friend list from viewers of this profile"],
-			"name" => ["type" => "varchar(255)", "not null" => "1", "default" => "", "comment" => ""],
+			"name" => ["type" => "varchar(255)", "not null" => "1", "default" => "", "comment" => "Unused in favor of user.username"],
 			"pdesc" => ["type" => "varchar(255)", "comment" => "Deprecated"],
 			"dob" => ["type" => "varchar(32)", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0000-00-00", "comment" => "Day of birth"],
 			"address" => ["type" => "varchar(255)", "not null" => "1", "default" => "", "comment" => ""],
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 980ec721ab..78295921a1 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1349,3 +1349,30 @@ function update_1524(): int
 
 	return Update::SUCCESS;
 }
+
+function update_1525(): int
+{
+	// Use expected value for user.username
+	if (!DBA::e('UPDATE `user` u
+    JOIN `profile` p
+    ON p.`uid` = u.`uid`
+    SET u.`username` = p.`name`')) {
+		return Update::FAILED;
+	}
+
+	// Blank out deprecated field profile.name to avoid future confusion
+	if (!DBA::e('UPDATE `profile` p
+    SET p.`name` = ""')) {
+		return Update::FAILED;
+	}
+
+	// Update users' self-contact name if needed
+	if (!DBA::e('UPDATE `contact` c
+    JOIN `user` u
+    ON u.`uid` = c.`uid` AND c.`self` = 1
+    SET c.`name` = u.`username`')) {
+		return Update::FAILED;
+	}
+
+	return Update::SUCCESS;
+}