Forgot administrator name on macbook air

Forgot my administrator name on macbook air. Macbook had all software installed (i.e. did not come with installation disk). How can I find out the administrator name I used? I know the administrator password since I always use the same one but forgot the administrator name I used. Any solutions are welcome.

It's the foldername you find under your account folder in the /Users/ folder at the top level of the disk.

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from the menu bar.
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Otherwise*, boot into Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
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