diff --git a/lib/rules/no-invalid-attribute-name.js b/lib/rules/no-invalid-attribute-name.js
index 75f802c26..55a2b9b72 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-invalid-attribute-name.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-invalid-attribute-name.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const utils = require('../utils')
+const xnv = require('xml-name-validator')
 
 module.exports = {
   meta: {
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
     fixable: null,
     schema: [],
     messages: {
-      unexpected: '{{name}} is not a valid attribute name'
+      unexpected: 'Attribute name {{name}} is not valid.'
     }
   },
   /** @param {RuleContext} context */
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = {
       VAttribute(node) {
         const name = getName(node.key.name)
 
-        if (!/^[_:a-zA-Z][_:.\-a-zA-Z0-9]+/.test(name)) {
+        if (!xnv.name(name)) {
           context.report({
             node,
             messageId: 'unexpected',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ddbb72a4..7e9c1217b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
     "nth-check": "^2.0.1",
     "postcss-selector-parser": "^6.0.9",
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
-    "vue-eslint-parser": "^8.0.1"
+    "vue-eslint-parser": "^8.0.1",
+    "xml-name-validator": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/eslint": "^7.28.1",
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-invalid-attribute-name.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-invalid-attribute-name.js
index 9d6d584cb..37d50099b 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-invalid-attribute-name.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-invalid-attribute-name.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ tester.run('no-invalid-attribute-name', rule, {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
-          message: '0abc is not a valid attribute name'
+          message: 'Attribute name 0abc is not valid.'
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ tester.run('no-invalid-attribute-name', rule, {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
-          message: '-def is not a valid attribute name'
+          message: 'Attribute name -def is not valid.'
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ tester.run('no-invalid-attribute-name', rule, {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
-          message: '!ghi is not a valid attribute name'
+          message: 'Attribute name !ghi is not valid.'
         }
       ]
     }