NameHistorian
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.8–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on Modrinth
Records and displays name changes over time for players who join your server.
On September 13th, 2022, Mojang disabled the ability to look up username history. While you can tell which player is which by looking up their UUID, it isn't easy to keep track of them. That's where NameHistorian comes in.
When a player joins or leaves the server, NameHistorian records their username in a local database, so staff will always know who their players are.
Commands
/history <player> - Looks up and displays the name history of a player. Supports both usernames and UUIDs. If the player is offline, also requests their current profile from the Mojang servers and saves it.
Permission: namehistorian.history (default: op)
/namehistorian reload - Reloads the plugin.
Permission: namehistorian.reload (default: op)
Translations
To change the plugin's messages, go to the plugins/NameHistorian/translations folder and edit the en.properties file.
To add a new language, see the docs.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as NameHistorian-Spigot-0.3.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 944 KB
- Download link checked 24 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.