diff --git a/doc/user/compliance/audit_event_types.md b/doc/user/compliance/audit_event_types.md
index fe2530c8bd4ad5fa4c1f19a43d979a69291aae75..b2ee7b3390fd769b7d1b3d8acb441ef6ec335af0 100644
--- a/doc/user/compliance/audit_event_types.md
+++ b/doc/user/compliance/audit_event_types.md
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ Audit event types belong to the following product categories.
 | [`user_admin_status_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/65168) | Adds an audit event when a user is either made an administrator, or removed as an administrator | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [14.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/323905) | User |
 | [`user_auditor_status_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/136456) | Adds an audit event when a user is either made an auditor, or removed as an auditor | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [16.6](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/430235) | User |
 | [`user_email_address_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/2103) | Adds an audit event when a user updates their email address | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [10.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/1370) | User |
+| [`user_name_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/167484) | Event triggered on updating a user's name | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [17.5](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/486532) | User |
 | [`user_profile_visiblity_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/129149) | Triggered when user toggles private profile user setting | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [16.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/129149) | User |
 | [`user_username_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/106086) | Event triggered on updating a user's username | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [15.7](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/369329) | User |
 
diff --git a/ee/app/services/ee/users/update_service.rb b/ee/app/services/ee/users/update_service.rb
index 2f7d64296ce186c80bcb2cc98ad98244a7c010ef..5795fe08ff3a92dbbe50fb0fb6fbe745f3b59830 100644
--- a/ee/app/services/ee/users/update_service.rb
+++ b/ee/app/services/ee/users/update_service.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ def notify_success(user_exists)
         audit_changes(:username, as: 'username',
                                  event_type: 'user_username_updated')
 
+        audit_changes(:name, as: 'name',
+                                 event_type: 'user_name_updated')
+
         audit_changes(:admin, as: 'admin status',
                               event_type: 'user_admin_status_updated')
 
diff --git a/ee/config/audit_events/types/user_name_updated.yml b/ee/config/audit_events/types/user_name_updated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c91ec97bad80738592ced1ecb4c1d5ec9b485d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/config/audit_events/types/user_name_updated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: user_name_updated
+description: Event triggered on updating a user's name
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/486532
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/167484
+milestone: '17.5'
+feature_category: user_profile
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
+scope: [User]
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/ee/users/update_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/ee/users/update_service_spec.rb
index 7812e5506ffac94d5bf8f57013d88d3665c10054..568e52736c2daab540032c03b5091e810e634f31 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/ee/users/update_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/ee/users/update_service_spec.rb
@@ -169,6 +169,20 @@
             expect(AuditEvent.last.present.action).to eq(expected_message)
           end
         end
+
+        context 'updating name' do
+          it 'logs audit event' do
+            previous_name = user.name
+            new_name = 'my_new_name'
+            expected_message = "Changed name from #{previous_name} to #{new_name}"
+
+            expect do
+              update_user_as_self(user, name: new_name)
+            end.to change { AuditEvent.count }.by(1)
+
+            expect(AuditEvent.last.present.action).to eq(expected_message)
+          end
+        end
       end
     end