Migration assistant - what do they mean by a unique user name?

First time Mac user. I am trying Migration Assistant and when I get to the Please Enter a Unique Username I cannot get past this screen because every name I type in it says is already in use. I set up my own Username in my new Mac yesterday. Is this to be the same Username?

Eriggle,
Welcome to the Apple Support Forums.
Whenever you buy a new iMaci comes with 90 days of free AppleCare telephone support, I would recommend getting started by using yours. That way you can speak to someone and they can walk you through the process. Because you have not yet completed a profile (please click Profile Update ) so we don't know where you are. If you do not know how to contact AppleCare please click the AppleCare Contact Info link.
To learn more about Migration Assistant I would recommend reading Pondini's guide on it located at Lion or Mountain Lion Setup Assistant tips. I also suspect you may be migrating from MS Windows, if so then please navigate to that section.

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