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..9706a3fd526e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
@@ -84,28 +84,28 @@ it('picks a name based on the rootDir', async () => {
 });
 
 it('keeps custom project name based on the projects rootDir', async () => {
-  const name = 'test';
+  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 () => {
   const {options} = await normalize(
     {
-      name: 'custom-name',
+      id: 'custom-name',
       rootDir: '/root/path/foo',
     },
     {} as Config.Argv,
   );
 
-  expect(options.name).toBe('custom-name');
+  expect(options.id).toBe('custom-name');
 });
 
 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 e22cd5dfb754..c0942df9557b 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 a50715620f29..ea4ab68a934d 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 || '')
@@ -928,7 +928,9 @@ export default async function normalize(
             typeof color !== 'string'
           ) {
             const errorMessage =
-              `  Option "${chalk.bold('displayName')}" must be of type:\n\n` +
+              `  Option "${chalk.bold(
+                'displayNamename',
+              )}" must be of type:\n\n` +
               '  {\n' +
               '    name: string;\n' +
               '    color: string;\n' +
@@ -978,7 +980,7 @@ 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-runner/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-runner/src/index.ts
index 5f6e17eeb615..dc52f82d9f50 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/index.ts b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
index 69fd7a6c9db7..60c7fd8bccc5 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ export default class Runtime {
       ignorePattern,
       maxWorkers: options?.maxWorkers || 1,
       mocksPattern: escapePathForRegex(path.sep + '__mocks__' + path.sep),
-      name: config.name,
+      name: config.id,
       platforms: config.haste.platforms || ['ios', 'android'],
       resetCache: options?.resetCache,
       retainAllFiles: false,
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 7e17f65822e5..ad7b5344da4c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-transform/src/ScriptTransformer.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-transform/src/ScriptTransformer.ts
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ 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-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/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,