Create a primary email address for iCloud Mail
You must create a primary iCloud email address on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or iCloud.com before you can use iCloud Mail. For an overview of what you can do with Mail and iCloud, see Send and receive iCloud Mail on all your devices and keep Mail settings up to date.
If you already have an @icloud.com (or an @me.com or @mac.com) email address, see Set up iCloud Mail on all your devices.
About iCloud Mail address suggestions
When you create a primary iCloud email address, you can choose from suggestions based on your Apple ID and name. You can also edit the suggested address to whatever you would like, as long as it is more than three characters and currently available.
Note: You cannot rename your primary iCloud Mail email address later. If you change your mind, you can add an email alias instead.
Create a primary iCloud Mail address on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
Tap iCloud Mail (or Mail), then follow the onscreen instructions.
If you do not see onscreen instructions after turning on iCloud Mail on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you already have a primary iCloud email address.
Create a primary iCloud Mail address on your Mac
On your Mac, do one of the following:
macOS 13.3 or later: Choose Apple menu
> System Settings, click [your name] at the top of the sidebar, then click iCloud. Below Apps Using iCloud, click iCloud Mail, then turn on Sync this Mac.macOS 13 to 13.2: Choose Apple menu
> System Settings, click [your name] at the top of the sidebar, click iCloud, click iCloud Mail, then click Turn On.macOS 12 or earlier: Choose Apple menu
> System Preferences, click Apple ID, click iCloud, then select iCloud Mail (or Mail).
Follow the onscreen instructions to create an iCloud Mail address.
If you do not see onscreen instructions after turning on iCloud on your Mac, you already have a primary iCloud Mail email address.
Create a primary iCloud Mail address on iCloud.com
Go to icloud.com/mail and sign in with your Apple ID.
Click Create Email Address, then follow the on-screen instructions to create an iCloud Mail address.
If you see an inbox instead of Create Email Address, you already have a primary iCloud Mail address.
After you set up your @icloud.com email address, you can use it to sign in to iCloud.com and your devices, in addition to using your Apple ID. See Use your Apple ID with iCloud.