diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/showConfig.test.ts.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/showConfig.test.ts.snap
index 4ca4895bad34..cc8ed839b6b7 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/showConfig.test.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/showConfig.test.ts.snap
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ exports[`--showConfig outputs config info and exits 1`] = `
       ],
       "moduleNameMapper": [],
       "modulePathIgnorePatterns": [],
-      "name": "[md5 hash]",
+      "id": "[md5 hash]",
       "prettierPath": "prettier",
       "resetMocks": false,
       "resetModules": false,
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/multiProjectRunner.test.ts b/e2e/__tests__/multiProjectRunner.test.ts
index ba4d129e00c1..0a16b592cf5a 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/multiProjectRunner.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/multiProjectRunner.test.ts
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ test('resolves projects and their <rootDir> properly', () => {
       },
     }),
     'project1.conf.json': JSON.stringify({
-      name: 'project1',
+      id: 'project1',
       rootDir: './project1',
       // root dir should be this project's directory
       setupFiles: ['<rootDir>/project1_setup.js'],
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ test('resolves projects and their <rootDir> properly', () => {
     'project1/project1_setup.js': 'global.project1 = true;',
     'project2/__tests__/test.test.js': `test('project2', () => expect(global.project2).toBe(true))`,
     'project2/project2.conf.json': JSON.stringify({
-      name: 'project2',
+      id: 'project2',
       rootDir: '../', // root dir is set to the top level
       setupFiles: ['<rootDir>/project2/project2_setup.js'], // rootDir shold be of the
       testEnvironment: 'node',
@@ -513,13 +513,13 @@ describe("doesn't bleed module file extensions resolution with multiple workers"
 
     expect(configs).toHaveLength(2);
 
-    const [{name: name1}, {name: name2}] = configs;
+    const [{id: id1}, {id: id2}] = configs;
 
-    expect(name1).toEqual(expect.any(String));
-    expect(name2).toEqual(expect.any(String));
-    expect(name1).toHaveLength(32);
-    expect(name2).toHaveLength(32);
-    expect(name1).not.toEqual(name2);
+    expect(id1).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    expect(id2).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    expect(id1).toHaveLength(32);
+    expect(id2).toHaveLength(32);
+    expect(id1).not.toEqual(id2);
 
     const {stderr} = runJest(DIR, [
       '--no-watchman',
@@ -556,13 +556,13 @@ describe("doesn't bleed module file extensions resolution with multiple workers"
 
     expect(configs).toHaveLength(2);
 
-    const [{name: name1}, {name: name2}] = configs;
+    const [{id: id1}, {id: id2}] = configs;
 
-    expect(name1).toEqual(expect.any(String));
-    expect(name2).toEqual(expect.any(String));
-    expect(name1).toHaveLength(32);
-    expect(name2).toHaveLength(32);
-    expect(name1).not.toEqual(name2);
+    expect(id1).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    expect(id2).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    expect(id1).toHaveLength(32);
+    expect(id2).toHaveLength(32);
+    expect(id1).not.toEqual(id2);
 
     const {stderr} = runJest(DIR, ['--no-watchman', '-w=2']);
 
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/showConfig.test.ts b/e2e/__tests__/showConfig.test.ts
index 3505a9f66c37..6053d457067f 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/showConfig.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/showConfig.test.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test('--showConfig outputs config info and exits', () => {
     .replace(/\\\\\.pnp\\\\\.\[\^[/\\]+\]\+\$/g, '<<REPLACED_PNP_PATH>>')
     .replace(/\\\\(?:([^.]+?)|$)/g, '/$1')
     .replace(/"cacheDirectory": "(.+)"/g, '"cacheDirectory": "/tmp/jest"')
-    .replace(/"name": "(.+)"/g, '"name": "[md5 hash]"')
+    .replace(/"id": "(.+)"/g, '"id": "[md5 hash]"')
     .replace(/"version": "(.+)"/g, '"version": "[version]"')
     .replace(/"maxWorkers": (\d+)/g, '"maxWorkers": "[maxWorkers]"')
     .replace(/"\S*show-config-test/gm, '"<<REPLACED_ROOT_DIR>>')
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/ValidConfig.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/ValidConfig.ts
index 932e7737d904..19ab5cb6c99a 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/ValidConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/ValidConfig.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const initialOptions: Config.InitialOptions = {
     platforms: ['ios', 'android'],
     throwOnModuleCollision: false,
   },
+  id: 'string',
   injectGlobals: true,
   json: false,
   lastCommit: false,
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ const initialOptions: Config.InitialOptions = {
   },
   modulePathIgnorePatterns: ['<rootDir>/build/'],
   modulePaths: ['/shared/vendor/modules'],
-  name: 'string',
   noStackTrace: false,
   notify: false,
   notifyMode: 'failure-change',
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
index b32f13298686..19e5d834ab41 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ afterEach(() => {
   (console.warn as unknown as jest.SpyInstance).mockRestore();
 });
 
-it('picks a name based on the rootDir', async () => {
+it('picks an id based on the rootDir', async () => {
   const rootDir = '/root/path/foo';
   const expected = createHash('md5')
     .update('/root/path/foo')
@@ -80,32 +80,32 @@ it('picks a name based on the rootDir', async () => {
     },
     {} as Config.Argv,
   );
-  expect(options.name).toBe(expected);
+  expect(options.id).toBe(expected);
 });
 
-it('keeps custom project name based on the projects rootDir', async () => {
-  const name = 'test';
+it('keeps custom project id based on the projects rootDir', async () => {
+  const id = 'test';
   const {options} = await normalize(
     {
-      projects: [{name, rootDir: '/path/to/foo'}],
+      projects: [{id, rootDir: '/path/to/foo'}],
       rootDir: '/root/path/baz',
     },
     {} as Config.Argv,
   );
 
-  expect(options.projects[0].name).toBe(name);
+  expect(options.projects[0].id).toBe(id);
 });
 
-it('keeps custom names based on the rootDir', async () => {
+it('keeps custom ids based on the rootDir', async () => {
   const {options} = await normalize(
     {
-      name: 'custom-name',
+      id: 'custom-id',
       rootDir: '/root/path/foo',
     },
     {} as Config.Argv,
   );
 
-  expect(options.name).toBe('custom-name');
+  expect(options.id).toBe('custom-id');
 });
 
 it('minimal config is stable across runs', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/index.ts
index f9b4c8456218..57c0d98d2c29 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/index.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ const groupOptions = (
     globalTeardown: options.globalTeardown,
     globals: options.globals,
     haste: options.haste,
+    id: options.id,
     injectGlobals: options.injectGlobals,
     moduleDirectories: options.moduleDirectories,
     moduleFileExtensions: options.moduleFileExtensions,
@@ -200,7 +201,6 @@ const groupOptions = (
     moduleNameMapper: options.moduleNameMapper,
     modulePathIgnorePatterns: options.modulePathIgnorePatterns,
     modulePaths: options.modulePaths,
-    name: options.name,
     prettierPath: options.prettierPath,
     resetMocks: options.resetMocks,
     resetModules: options.resetModules,
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
index a8916f55fd3f..4217071915bc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ const normalizeMissingOptions = (
   configPath: Config.Path | null | undefined,
   projectIndex: number,
 ): Config.InitialOptionsWithRootDir => {
-  if (!options.name) {
-    options.name = createHash('md5')
+  if (!options.id) {
+    options.id = createHash('md5')
       .update(options.rootDir)
       // In case we load config from some path that has the same root dir
       .update(configPath || '')
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ export default async function normalize(
       case 'listTests':
       case 'logHeapUsage':
       case 'maxConcurrency':
-      case 'name':
+      case 'id':
       case 'noStackTrace':
       case 'notify':
       case 'notifyMode':
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/SearchSource.test.ts b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/SearchSource.test.ts
index 76122f957363..0394a926230e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/SearchSource.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/__tests__/SearchSource.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const toPaths = (tests: Array<Test>) => tests.map(({path}) => path);
 let findMatchingTests: (config: Config.ProjectConfig) => Promise<SearchResult>;
 
 describe('SearchSource', () => {
-  const name = 'SearchSource';
+  const id = 'SearchSource';
   let searchSource: SearchSource;
 
   describe('isTestFilePath', () => {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
       config = (
         await normalize(
           {
-            name,
+            id,
             rootDir: '.',
             roots: [],
           },
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
         config = (
           await normalize(
             {
-              name,
+              id,
               rootDir: '.',
               roots: [],
               testMatch: undefined,
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests matching a pattern via testRegex', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
+          id,
           moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'jsx', 'txt'],
-          name,
           rootDir,
           testMatch: undefined,
           testRegex: 'not-really-a-test',
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests matching a pattern via testMatch', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
+          id,
           moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'jsx', 'txt'],
-          name,
           rootDir,
           testMatch: ['**/not-really-a-test.txt', '!**/do-not-match-me.txt'],
           testRegex: '',
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests matching a JS regex pattern', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
+          id,
           moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'jsx'],
-          name,
           rootDir,
           testMatch: undefined,
           testRegex: 'test.jsx?',
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests matching a JS glob pattern', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
+          id,
           moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'jsx'],
-          name,
           rootDir,
           testMatch: ['**/test.js?(x)'],
           testRegex: '',
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests matching a JS with overriding glob patterns', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
+          id,
           moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'jsx'],
-          name,
           rootDir,
           testMatch: [
             '**/*.js?(x)',
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests with default file extensions using testRegex', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
-          name,
+          id,
           rootDir,
           testMatch: undefined,
           testRegex,
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests with default file extensions using testMatch', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
-          name,
+          id,
           rootDir,
           testMatch,
           testRegex: '',
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests with parentheses in their rootDir when using testMatch', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
-          name,
+          id,
           rootDir: path.resolve(__dirname, 'test_root_with_(parentheses)'),
           testMatch: ['<rootDir>**/__testtests__/**/*'],
           testRegex: undefined,
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests with similar but custom file extensions', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
+          id,
           moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'jsx'],
-          name,
           rootDir,
           testMatch,
         },
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests with totally custom foobar file extensions', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
+          id,
           moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'foobar'],
-          name,
           rootDir,
           testMatch,
         },
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests with many kinds of file extensions', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
+          id,
           moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'jsx'],
-          name,
           rootDir,
           testMatch,
         },
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests using a regex only', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
-          name,
+          id,
           rootDir,
           testMatch: undefined,
           testRegex,
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     it('finds tests using a glob only', async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
-          name,
+          id,
           rootDir,
           testMatch,
           testRegex: '',
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
       const config = (
         await normalize(
           {
-            name,
+            id,
             rootDir: '.',
             roots: [],
           },
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
               'haste_impl.js',
             ),
           },
-          name: 'SearchSource-findRelatedTests-tests',
+          id: 'SearchSource-findRelatedTests-tests',
           rootDir,
         },
         {} as Config.Argv,
@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       const {options: config} = await normalize(
         {
+          id,
           moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'jsx', 'foobar'],
-          name,
           rootDir,
           testMatch,
         },
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
         const config = (
           await normalize(
             {
-              name,
+              id,
               rootDir: '.',
               roots: ['/foo/bar/prefix'],
             },
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ describe('SearchSource', () => {
               '../../../jest-haste-map/src/__tests__/haste_impl.js',
             ),
           },
-          name: 'SearchSource-findRelatedSourcesFromTestsInChangedFiles-tests',
+          id: 'SearchSource-findRelatedSourcesFromTestsInChangedFiles-tests',
           rootDir,
         },
         {} as Config.Argv,
diff --git a/packages/jest-core/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/logDebugMessages.test.ts.snap b/packages/jest-core/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/logDebugMessages.test.ts.snap
index bf5d5881d7f1..42eed07df2dc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-core/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/logDebugMessages.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-core/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/logDebugMessages.test.ts.snap
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ exports[`prints the config object 1`] = `
     "moduleNameMapper": [],
     "modulePathIgnorePatterns": [],
     "modulePaths": [],
-    "name": "test_name",
+    "id": "test_name",
     "prettierPath": "prettier",
     "resetMocks": false,
     "resetModules": false,
diff --git a/packages/jest-haste-map/src/__tests__/index.test.js b/packages/jest-haste-map/src/__tests__/index.test.js
index 90ca7dccf774..2fa639dcc2f2 100644
--- a/packages/jest-haste-map/src/__tests__/index.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-haste-map/src/__tests__/index.test.js
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ describe('HasteMap', () => {
     defaultConfig = {
       extensions: ['js', 'json'],
       hasteImplModulePath: require.resolve('./haste_impl.js'),
+      id: 'haste-map-test',
       maxWorkers: 1,
-      name: 'haste-map-test',
       platforms: ['ios', 'android'],
       resetCache: false,
       rootDir: path.join('/', 'project'),
diff --git a/packages/jest-haste-map/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-haste-map/src/index.ts
index 7d847d0f1b23..07968dd05d64 100644
--- a/packages/jest-haste-map/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-haste-map/src/index.ts
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ type Options = {
   forceNodeFilesystemAPI?: boolean;
   hasteImplModulePath?: string;
   hasteMapModulePath?: string;
+  id: string;
   ignorePattern?: HasteRegExp;
   maxWorkers: number;
   mocksPattern?: string;
-  name: string;
   platforms: Array<string>;
   resetCache?: boolean;
   retainAllFiles: boolean;
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ type InternalOptions = {
   extensions: Array<string>;
   forceNodeFilesystemAPI: boolean;
   hasteImplModulePath?: string;
+  id: string;
   ignorePattern?: HasteRegExp;
   maxWorkers: number;
   mocksPattern: RegExp | null;
-  name: string;
   platforms: Array<string>;
   resetCache?: boolean;
   retainAllFiles: boolean;
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ export default class HasteMap extends EventEmitter {
       extensions: options.extensions,
       forceNodeFilesystemAPI: !!options.forceNodeFilesystemAPI,
       hasteImplModulePath: options.hasteImplModulePath,
+      id: options.id,
       maxWorkers: options.maxWorkers,
       mocksPattern: options.mocksPattern
         ? new RegExp(options.mocksPattern)
         : null,
-      name: options.name,
       platforms: options.platforms,
       resetCache: options.resetCache,
       retainAllFiles: options.retainAllFiles,
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ export default class HasteMap extends EventEmitter {
 
     this._cachePath = HasteMap.getCacheFilePath(
       this._options.cacheDirectory,
-      `haste-map-${this._options.name}-${rootDirHash}`,
+      `haste-map-${this._options.id}-${rootDirHash}`,
       VERSION,
-      this._options.name,
+      this._options.id,
       this._options.roots
         .map(root => fastPath.relative(options.rootDir, root))
         .join(':'),
diff --git a/packages/jest-runner/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-runner/src/index.ts
index cd297c3696c5..1cd3f1562567 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runner/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runner/src/index.ts
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ export default class TestRunner {
   ) {
     const resolvers: Map<string, SerializableResolver> = new Map();
     for (const test of tests) {
-      if (!resolvers.has(test.context.config.name)) {
-        resolvers.set(test.context.config.name, {
+      if (!resolvers.has(test.context.config.id)) {
+        resolvers.set(test.context.config.id, {
           config: test.context.config,
           serializableModuleMap: test.context.moduleMap.toJSON(),
         });
diff --git a/packages/jest-runner/src/testWorker.ts b/packages/jest-runner/src/testWorker.ts
index aca3f40c2680..988f1e210d4c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runner/src/testWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runner/src/testWorker.ts
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ const formatError = (error: string | ErrorWithCode): SerializableError => {
 
 const resolvers = new Map<string, Resolver>();
 const getResolver = (config: Config.ProjectConfig) => {
-  const resolver = resolvers.get(config.name);
+  const resolver = resolvers.get(config.id);
   if (!resolver) {
-    throw new Error('Cannot find resolver for: ' + config.name);
+    throw new Error('Cannot find resolver for: ' + config.id);
   }
   return resolver;
 };
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function setup(setupData: {
     const moduleMap = HasteMap.getStatic(config).getModuleMapFromJSON(
       serializableModuleMap,
     );
-    resolvers.set(config.name, Runtime.createResolver(config, moduleMap));
+    resolvers.set(config.id, Runtime.createResolver(config, moduleMap));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__mocks__/createRuntime.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__mocks__/createRuntime.js
index 771204ea03da..63be71fd9a44 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__mocks__/createRuntime.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__mocks__/createRuntime.js
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ module.exports = async function createRuntime(filename, config) {
         'haste_impl.js',
       ),
     },
+    id: 'Runtime-' + filename.replace(/\W/, '-') + '.tests',
     moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
     moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'jsx', 'ts', 'tsx', 'json', 'node'],
-    name: 'Runtime-' + filename.replace(/\W/, '-') + '.tests',
     rootDir,
     ...config,
     moduleNameMapper,
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
index 8640b45ea405..2d8955c899d8 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -377,10 +377,10 @@ export default class Runtime {
       forceNodeFilesystemAPI: config.haste.forceNodeFilesystemAPI,
       hasteImplModulePath: config.haste.hasteImplModulePath,
       hasteMapModulePath: config.haste.hasteMapModulePath,
+      id: config.id,
       ignorePattern,
       maxWorkers: options?.maxWorkers || 1,
       mocksPattern: escapePathForRegex(path.sep + '__mocks__' + path.sep),
-      name: config.name,
       platforms: config.haste.platforms || ['ios', 'android'],
       resetCache: options?.resetCache,
       retainAllFiles: false,
diff --git a/packages/jest-test-sequencer/src/__tests__/test_sequencer.test.js b/packages/jest-test-sequencer/src/__tests__/test_sequencer.test.js
index 7950bc02a324..dc809a27bab2 100644
--- a/packages/jest-test-sequencer/src/__tests__/test_sequencer.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-test-sequencer/src/__tests__/test_sequencer.test.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const context = {
     cache: true,
     cacheDirectory: '/cache',
     haste: {},
-    name: 'test',
+    id: 'test',
   },
   hasteFS: {
     getSize: path => path.length,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const secondContext = {
     cache: true,
     cacheDirectory: '/cache2',
     haste: {},
-    name: 'test2',
+    id: 'test2',
   },
   hasteFS: {
     getSize: path => path.length,
diff --git a/packages/jest-test-sequencer/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-test-sequencer/src/index.ts
index 2637498f36d5..5e2a0b6f2dcb 100644
--- a/packages/jest-test-sequencer/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-test-sequencer/src/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default class TestSequencer {
     const HasteMapClass = HasteMap.getStatic(config);
     return HasteMapClass.getCacheFilePath(
       config.cacheDirectory,
-      'perf-cache-' + config.name,
+      'perf-cache-' + config.id,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-transform/src/ScriptTransformer.ts b/packages/jest-transform/src/ScriptTransformer.ts
index 3591fa294fdf..d1628b186967 100644
--- a/packages/jest-transform/src/ScriptTransformer.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-transform/src/ScriptTransformer.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class ScriptTransformer {
     const HasteMapClass = HasteMap.getStatic(this._config);
     const baseCacheDir = HasteMapClass.getCacheFilePath(
       this._config.cacheDirectory,
-      'jest-transform-cache-' + this._config.name,
+      'jest-transform-cache-' + this._config.id,
       VERSION,
     );
     // Create sub folders based on the cacheKey to avoid creating one
diff --git a/packages/jest-transform/src/__tests__/ScriptTransformer.test.ts b/packages/jest-transform/src/__tests__/ScriptTransformer.test.ts
index 94ade78a4a2c..30c9ad6be87e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-transform/src/__tests__/ScriptTransformer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-transform/src/__tests__/ScriptTransformer.test.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ describe('ScriptTransformer', () => {
     config = makeProjectConfig({
       cache: true,
       cacheDirectory: '/cache/',
-      name: 'test',
+      id: 'test',
       rootDir: '/',
       transformIgnorePatterns: ['/node_modules/'],
     });
diff --git a/packages/jest-transform/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/ScriptTransformer.test.ts.snap b/packages/jest-transform/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/ScriptTransformer.test.ts.snap
index ffa97cef1c0b..912e7cb0a000 100644
--- a/packages/jest-transform/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/ScriptTransformer.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-transform/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/ScriptTransformer.test.ts.snap
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ exports[`ScriptTransformer in async mode, passes expected transform options to g
           "globalTeardown": undefined,
           "globals": Object {},
           "haste": Object {},
+          "id": "test",
           "injectGlobals": true,
           "moduleDirectories": Array [],
           "moduleFileExtensions": Array [
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ exports[`ScriptTransformer in async mode, passes expected transform options to g
           "moduleNameMapper": Array [],
           "modulePathIgnorePatterns": Array [],
           "modulePaths": Array [],
-          "name": "test",
           "prettierPath": "prettier",
           "resetMocks": false,
           "resetModules": false,
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ exports[`ScriptTransformer passes expected transform options to getCacheKey 1`]
           "globalTeardown": undefined,
           "globals": Object {},
           "haste": Object {},
+          "id": "test",
           "injectGlobals": true,
           "moduleDirectories": Array [],
           "moduleFileExtensions": Array [
@@ -169,7 +170,6 @@ exports[`ScriptTransformer passes expected transform options to getCacheKey 1`]
           "moduleNameMapper": Array [],
           "modulePathIgnorePatterns": Array [],
           "modulePaths": Array [],
-          "name": "test",
           "prettierPath": "prettier",
           "resetMocks": false,
           "resetModules": false,
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ exports[`ScriptTransformer passes expected transform options to getCacheKeyAsync
           "globalTeardown": undefined,
           "globals": Object {},
           "haste": Object {},
+          "id": "test",
           "injectGlobals": true,
           "moduleDirectories": Array [],
           "moduleFileExtensions": Array [
@@ -275,7 +276,6 @@ exports[`ScriptTransformer passes expected transform options to getCacheKeyAsync
           "moduleNameMapper": Array [],
           "modulePathIgnorePatterns": Array [],
           "modulePaths": Array [],
-          "name": "test",
           "prettierPath": "prettier",
           "resetMocks": false,
           "resetModules": false,
diff --git a/packages/jest-types/src/Config.ts b/packages/jest-types/src/Config.ts
index d94e4296b5f5..1d91b42d576a 100644
--- a/packages/jest-types/src/Config.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-types/src/Config.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export type InitialOptions = Partial<{
   globalSetup: string | null | undefined;
   globalTeardown: string | null | undefined;
   haste: HasteConfig;
+  id: string;
   injectGlobals: boolean;
   reporters: Array<string | ReporterConfig>;
   logHeapUsage: boolean;
@@ -188,7 +189,6 @@ export type InitialOptions = Partial<{
   };
   modulePathIgnorePatterns: Array<string>;
   modulePaths: Array<string>;
-  name: string;
   noStackTrace: boolean;
   notify: boolean;
   notifyMode: string;
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ export type ProjectConfig = {
   globalTeardown?: string;
   globals: ConfigGlobals;
   haste: HasteConfig;
+  id: string;
   injectGlobals: boolean;
   moduleDirectories: Array<string>;
   moduleFileExtensions: Array<string>;
@@ -376,7 +377,6 @@ export type ProjectConfig = {
   moduleNameMapper: Array<[string, string]>;
   modulePathIgnorePatterns: Array<string>;
   modulePaths?: Array<string>;
-  name: string;
   prettierPath: string;
   resetMocks: boolean;
   resetModules: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/jest-validate/src/__tests__/fixtures/jestConfig.ts b/packages/jest-validate/src/__tests__/fixtures/jestConfig.ts
index cff071ccb772..a74e2a7b178b 100644
--- a/packages/jest-validate/src/__tests__/fixtures/jestConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-validate/src/__tests__/fixtures/jestConfig.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ const validConfig = {
   forceExit: false,
   globals: {},
   haste: {},
+  id: 'string',
   logHeapUsage: true,
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
   moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'json', 'jsx', 'node'],
@@ -91,7 +92,6 @@ const validConfig = {
   },
   modulePathIgnorePatterns: ['<rootDir>/build/'],
   modulePaths: ['/shared/vendor/modules'],
-  name: 'string',
   noStackTrace: false,
   notify: false,
   notifyMode: 'failure-change',
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/config.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/config.ts
index 9a97135d8d77..aac0149c2293 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/config.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const DEFAULT_PROJECT_CONFIG: Config.ProjectConfig = {
   globalTeardown: undefined,
   globals: {},
   haste: {},
+  id: 'test_name',
   injectGlobals: true,
   moduleDirectories: [],
   moduleFileExtensions: ['js'],
@@ -91,7 +92,6 @@ const DEFAULT_PROJECT_CONFIG: Config.ProjectConfig = {
   moduleNameMapper: [],
   modulePathIgnorePatterns: [],
   modulePaths: [],
-  name: 'test_name',
   prettierPath: 'prettier',
   resetMocks: false,
   resetModules: false,