diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
index 7cb4f5503a1..9e148159323 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub fn link_binary<'a>(
                 sess,
                 crate_type,
                 outputs,
-                codegen_results.crate_info.local_crate_name.as_str(),
+                codegen_results.crate_info.local_crate_name,
             );
             match crate_type {
                 CrateType::Rlib => {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
index 22f87514dd8..f06ca5a0733 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 use rustc_errors::registry::{InvalidErrorCode, Registry};
 use rustc_errors::{ErrorGuaranteed, PResult};
 use rustc_feature::find_gated_cfg;
+use rustc_hir::def_id::LOCAL_CRATE;
 use rustc_interface::util::{self, collect_crate_types, get_codegen_backend};
 use rustc_interface::{interface, Queries};
 use rustc_lint::LintStore;
@@ -374,14 +375,14 @@ fn run_compiler(
             queries.global_ctxt()?.peek_mut().enter(|tcx| {
                 let result = tcx.analysis(());
                 if sess.opts.unstable_opts.save_analysis {
-                    let crate_name = queries.crate_name()?.peek().clone();
+                    let crate_name = tcx.crate_name(LOCAL_CRATE);
                     sess.time("save_analysis", || {
                         save::process_crate(
                             tcx,
-                            &crate_name,
+                            crate_name,
                             compiler.input(),
                             None,
-                            DumpHandler::new(compiler.output_dir().as_deref(), &crate_name),
+                            DumpHandler::new(compiler.output_dir().as_deref(), crate_name),
                         )
                     });
                 }
@@ -678,7 +679,7 @@ fn print_crate_info(
                 let crate_types = collect_crate_types(sess, attrs);
                 for &style in &crate_types {
                     let fname =
-                        rustc_session::output::filename_for_input(sess, style, &id, &t_outputs);
+                        rustc_session::output::filename_for_input(sess, style, id, &t_outputs);
                     println!("{}", fname.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy());
                 }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/base.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/base.rs
index 13e2d1ebbe7..9d6a4f9a1fd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/base.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/base.rs
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ fn pre_expansion_lint(
         node_id: NodeId,
         attrs: &[Attribute],
         items: &[P<Item>],
-        name: &str,
+        name: Symbol,
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs
index e799fa404f6..1014ec2209c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ fn wrap_flat_map_node_noop_flat_map(
                         ecx.current_expansion.lint_node_id,
                         &attrs,
                         &items,
-                        ident.name.as_str(),
+                        ident.name,
                     );
                 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/tests.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/tests.rs
index 4636d515249..d4791150947 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use crate::definitions::{DefKey, DefPathData, DisambiguatedDefPathData};
 use rustc_span::def_id::{DefPathHash, StableCrateId};
+use rustc_span::edition::Edition;
+use rustc_span::{create_session_if_not_set_then, Symbol};
 
 #[test]
 fn def_path_hash_depends_on_crate_id() {
@@ -11,26 +13,28 @@ fn def_path_hash_depends_on_crate_id() {
     // the crate by changing the crate disambiguator (e.g. via bumping the
     // crate's version number).
 
-    let id0 = StableCrateId::new("foo", false, vec!["1".to_string()]);
-    let id1 = StableCrateId::new("foo", false, vec!["2".to_string()]);
+    create_session_if_not_set_then(Edition::Edition2024, |_| {
+        let id0 = StableCrateId::new(Symbol::intern("foo"), false, vec!["1".to_string()]);
+        let id1 = StableCrateId::new(Symbol::intern("foo"), false, vec!["2".to_string()]);
 
-    let h0 = mk_test_hash(id0);
-    let h1 = mk_test_hash(id1);
+        let h0 = mk_test_hash(id0);
+        let h1 = mk_test_hash(id1);
 
-    assert_ne!(h0.stable_crate_id(), h1.stable_crate_id());
-    assert_ne!(h0.local_hash(), h1.local_hash());
+        assert_ne!(h0.stable_crate_id(), h1.stable_crate_id());
+        assert_ne!(h0.local_hash(), h1.local_hash());
 
-    fn mk_test_hash(stable_crate_id: StableCrateId) -> DefPathHash {
-        let parent_hash = DefPathHash::new(stable_crate_id, 0);
+        fn mk_test_hash(stable_crate_id: StableCrateId) -> DefPathHash {
+            let parent_hash = DefPathHash::new(stable_crate_id, 0);
 
-        let key = DefKey {
-            parent: None,
-            disambiguated_data: DisambiguatedDefPathData {
-                data: DefPathData::CrateRoot,
-                disambiguator: 0,
-            },
-        };
+            let key = DefKey {
+                parent: None,
+                disambiguated_data: DisambiguatedDefPathData {
+                    data: DefPathData::CrateRoot,
+                    disambiguator: 0,
+                },
+            };
 
-        key.compute_stable_hash(parent_hash)
-    }
+            key.compute_stable_hash(parent_hash)
+        }
+    })
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_incremental/src/persist/fs.rs b/compiler/rustc_incremental/src/persist/fs.rs
index 58d6e6d7efd..97ebed05855 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_incremental/src/persist/fs.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_incremental/src/persist/fs.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 use rustc_errors::ErrorGuaranteed;
 use rustc_fs_util::{link_or_copy, LinkOrCopy};
 use rustc_session::{Session, StableCrateId};
+use rustc_span::Symbol;
 
 use std::fs as std_fs;
 use std::io::{self, ErrorKind};
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ pub fn in_incr_comp_dir(incr_comp_session_dir: &Path, file_name: &str) -> PathBu
 /// [`rustc_interface::queries::dep_graph`]: ../../rustc_interface/struct.Queries.html#structfield.dep_graph
 pub fn prepare_session_directory(
     sess: &Session,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
     stable_crate_id: StableCrateId,
 ) -> Result<(), ErrorGuaranteed> {
     if sess.opts.incremental.is_none() {
@@ -657,7 +658,7 @@ fn string_to_timestamp(s: &str) -> Result<SystemTime, ()> {
     Ok(UNIX_EPOCH + duration)
 }
 
-fn crate_path(sess: &Session, crate_name: &str, stable_crate_id: StableCrateId) -> PathBuf {
+fn crate_path(sess: &Session, crate_name: Symbol, stable_crate_id: StableCrateId) -> PathBuf {
     let incr_dir = sess.opts.incremental.as_ref().unwrap().clone();
 
     let stable_crate_id = base_n::encode(stable_crate_id.to_u64() as u128, INT_ENCODE_BASE);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs
index f75c8669fa1..f808c1438bf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub fn create_resolver(
     sess: Lrc<Session>,
     metadata_loader: Box<MetadataLoaderDyn>,
     krate: &ast::Crate,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
 ) -> BoxedResolver {
     trace!("create_resolver");
     BoxedResolver::new(sess, move |sess, resolver_arenas| {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins<'a>(
     metadata_loader: &'a dyn MetadataLoader,
     register_lints: impl Fn(&Session, &mut LintStore),
     mut krate: ast::Crate,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
 ) -> Result<(ast::Crate, LintStore)> {
     krate = sess.time("attributes_injection", || {
         rustc_builtin_macros::cmdline_attrs::inject(
@@ -228,19 +228,21 @@ fn pre_expansion_lint<'a>(
     lint_store: &LintStore,
     registered_tools: &RegisteredTools,
     check_node: impl EarlyCheckNode<'a>,
-    node_name: &str,
+    node_name: Symbol,
 ) {
-    sess.prof.generic_activity_with_arg("pre_AST_expansion_lint_checks", node_name).run(|| {
-        rustc_lint::check_ast_node(
-            sess,
-            true,
-            lint_store,
-            registered_tools,
-            None,
-            rustc_lint::BuiltinCombinedPreExpansionLintPass::new(),
-            check_node,
-        );
-    });
+    sess.prof.generic_activity_with_arg("pre_AST_expansion_lint_checks", node_name.as_str()).run(
+        || {
+            rustc_lint::check_ast_node(
+                sess,
+                true,
+                lint_store,
+                registered_tools,
+                None,
+                rustc_lint::BuiltinCombinedPreExpansionLintPass::new(),
+                check_node,
+            );
+        },
+    );
 }
 
 // Cannot implement directly for `LintStore` due to trait coherence.
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ fn pre_expansion_lint(
         node_id: ast::NodeId,
         attrs: &[ast::Attribute],
         items: &[rustc_ast::ptr::P<ast::Item>],
-        name: &str,
+        name: Symbol,
     ) {
         pre_expansion_lint(sess, self.0, registered_tools, (node_id, attrs, items), name);
     }
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ pub fn configure_and_expand(
     sess: &Session,
     lint_store: &LintStore,
     mut krate: ast::Crate,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
     resolver: &mut Resolver<'_>,
 ) -> Result<ast::Crate> {
     trace!("configure_and_expand");
@@ -462,7 +464,7 @@ fn generated_output_paths(
     sess: &Session,
     outputs: &OutputFilenames,
     exact_name: bool,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
 ) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
     let mut out_filenames = Vec::new();
     for output_type in sess.opts.output_types.keys() {
@@ -661,7 +663,7 @@ pub fn prepare_outputs(
     compiler: &Compiler,
     krate: &ast::Crate,
     boxed_resolver: &RefCell<BoxedResolver>,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
 ) -> Result<OutputFilenames> {
     let _timer = sess.timer("prepare_outputs");
 
@@ -771,7 +773,7 @@ pub fn create_global_ctxt<'tcx>(
     dep_graph: DepGraph,
     resolver: Rc<RefCell<BoxedResolver>>,
     outputs: OutputFilenames,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
     queries: &'tcx OnceCell<TcxQueries<'tcx>>,
     global_ctxt: &'tcx OnceCell<GlobalCtxt<'tcx>>,
     arena: &'tcx WorkerLocal<Arena<'tcx>>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs
index f5ddd647b24..39e1f2204b0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use rustc_session::config::{self, OutputFilenames, OutputType};
 use rustc_session::{output::find_crate_name, Session};
 use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
+use rustc_span::Symbol;
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::cell::{Ref, RefCell, RefMut};
 use std::rc::Rc;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ pub struct Queries<'tcx> {
 
     dep_graph_future: Query<Option<DepGraphFuture>>,
     parse: Query<ast::Crate>,
-    crate_name: Query<String>,
+    crate_name: Query<Symbol>,
     register_plugins: Query<(ast::Crate, Lrc<LintStore>)>,
     expansion: Query<(Lrc<ast::Crate>, Rc<RefCell<BoxedResolver>>, Lrc<LintStore>)>,
     dep_graph: Query<DepGraph>,
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(&self) -> Result<&Query<(ast::Crate, Lrc<LintStore>)>> {
                 &*self.codegen_backend().metadata_loader(),
                 self.compiler.register_lints.as_deref().unwrap_or_else(|| empty),
                 krate,
-                &crate_name,
+                crate_name,
             )?;
 
             // Compute the dependency graph (in the background). We want to do
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(&self) -> Result<&Query<(ast::Crate, Lrc<LintStore>)>> {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn crate_name(&self) -> Result<&Query<String>> {
+    pub fn crate_name(&self) -> Result<&Query<Symbol>> {
         self.crate_name.compute(|| {
             Ok({
                 let parse_result = self.parse()?;
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ pub fn expansion(
     ) -> Result<&Query<(Lrc<ast::Crate>, Rc<RefCell<BoxedResolver>>, Lrc<LintStore>)>> {
         trace!("expansion");
         self.expansion.compute(|| {
-            let crate_name = self.crate_name()?.peek().clone();
+            let crate_name = *self.crate_name()?.peek();
             let (krate, lint_store) = self.register_plugins()?.take();
             let _timer = self.session().timer("configure_and_expand");
             let sess = self.session();
@@ -173,10 +174,10 @@ pub fn expansion(
                 sess.clone(),
                 self.codegen_backend().metadata_loader(),
                 &krate,
-                &crate_name,
+                crate_name,
             );
             let krate = resolver.access(|resolver| {
-                passes::configure_and_expand(sess, &lint_store, krate, &crate_name, resolver)
+                passes::configure_and_expand(sess, &lint_store, krate, crate_name, resolver)
             })?;
             Ok((Lrc::new(krate), Rc::new(RefCell::new(resolver)), lint_store))
         })
@@ -201,20 +202,20 @@ fn dep_graph(&self) -> Result<&Query<DepGraph>> {
     pub fn prepare_outputs(&self) -> Result<&Query<OutputFilenames>> {
         self.prepare_outputs.compute(|| {
             let (krate, boxed_resolver, _) = &*self.expansion()?.peek();
-            let crate_name = self.crate_name()?.peek();
+            let crate_name = *self.crate_name()?.peek();
             passes::prepare_outputs(
                 self.session(),
                 self.compiler,
                 krate,
                 &*boxed_resolver,
-                &crate_name,
+                crate_name,
             )
         })
     }
 
     pub fn global_ctxt(&'tcx self) -> Result<&Query<QueryContext<'tcx>>> {
         self.global_ctxt.compute(|| {
-            let crate_name = self.crate_name()?.peek().clone();
+            let crate_name = *self.crate_name()?.peek();
             let outputs = self.prepare_outputs()?.take();
             let dep_graph = self.dep_graph()?.peek().clone();
             let (krate, resolver, lint_store) = self.expansion()?.take();
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn global_ctxt(&'tcx self) -> Result<&Query<QueryContext<'tcx>>> {
                 dep_graph,
                 resolver,
                 outputs,
-                &crate_name,
+                crate_name,
                 &self.queries,
                 &self.gcx,
                 &self.arena,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs
index 1a2389c7a84..efeaac8fe9a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ impl<'a> CrateLoader<'a> {
     pub fn new(
         sess: &'a Session,
         metadata_loader: Box<MetadataLoaderDyn>,
-        local_crate_name: &str,
+        local_crate_name: Symbol,
     ) -> Self {
         let mut stable_crate_ids = FxHashMap::default();
         stable_crate_ids.insert(sess.local_stable_crate_id(), LOCAL_CRATE);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ pub fn new(
         CrateLoader {
             sess,
             metadata_loader,
-            local_crate_name: Symbol::intern(local_crate_name),
+            local_crate_name,
             cstore: CStore {
                 // We add an empty entry for LOCAL_CRATE (which maps to zero) in
                 // order to make array indices in `metas` match with the
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ pub fn process_extern_crate(
                 );
                 let name = match orig_name {
                     Some(orig_name) => {
-                        validate_crate_name(self.sess, orig_name.as_str(), Some(item.span));
+                        validate_crate_name(self.sess, orig_name, Some(item.span));
                         orig_name
                     }
                     None => item.ident.name,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/fs.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/fs.rs
index 4fa440c7ca6..7601f6bd322 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/fs.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/fs.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ enum MetadataKind {
         .unwrap_or(MetadataKind::None);
 
     let crate_name = tcx.crate_name(LOCAL_CRATE);
-    let out_filename =
-        filename_for_metadata(tcx.sess, crate_name.as_str(), tcx.output_filenames(()));
+    let out_filename = filename_for_metadata(tcx.sess, crate_name, tcx.output_filenames(()));
     // To avoid races with another rustc process scanning the output directory,
     // we need to write the file somewhere else and atomically move it to its
     // final destination, with an `fs::rename` call. In order for the rename to
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
index c39d04d3819..bbd7eb9de90 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ pub fn create_global_ctxt(
         on_disk_cache: Option<&'tcx dyn OnDiskCache<'tcx>>,
         queries: &'tcx dyn query::QueryEngine<'tcx>,
         query_kinds: &'tcx [DepKindStruct<'tcx>],
-        crate_name: &str,
+        crate_name: Symbol,
         output_filenames: OutputFilenames,
     ) -> GlobalCtxt<'tcx> {
         let data_layout = s.target.parse_data_layout().unwrap_or_else(|err| {
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ pub fn create_global_ctxt(
             pred_rcache: Default::default(),
             selection_cache: Default::default(),
             evaluation_cache: Default::default(),
-            crate_name: Symbol::intern(crate_name),
+            crate_name,
             data_layout,
             alloc_map: Lock::new(interpret::AllocMap::new()),
             output_filenames: Arc::new(output_filenames),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs
index 4ef89cfb255..82f5d0f534a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
     pub fn new(
         session: &'a Session,
         krate: &Crate,
-        crate_name: &str,
+        crate_name: Symbol,
         metadata_loader: Box<MetadataLoaderDyn>,
         arenas: &'a ResolverArenas<'a>,
     ) -> Resolver<'a> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_save_analysis/src/dump_visitor.rs b/compiler/rustc_save_analysis/src/dump_visitor.rs
index b4528853825..9ae07cb005b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_save_analysis/src/dump_visitor.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_save_analysis/src/dump_visitor.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ fn lookup_def_id(&self, ref_id: hir::HirId) -> Option<DefId> {
         self.save_ctxt.lookup_def_id(ref_id)
     }
 
-    pub fn dump_crate_info(&mut self, name: &str) {
+    pub fn dump_crate_info(&mut self, name: Symbol) {
         let source_file = self.tcx.sess.local_crate_source_file.as_ref();
         let crate_root = source_file.map(|source_file| {
             let source_file = Path::new(source_file);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn dump_crate_info(&mut self, name: &str) {
 
         let data = CratePreludeData {
             crate_id: GlobalCrateId {
-                name: name.into(),
+                name: name.to_string(),
                 disambiguator: (self.tcx.sess.local_stable_crate_id().to_u64(), 0),
             },
             crate_root: crate_root.unwrap_or_else(|| "<no source>".to_owned()),
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub fn dump_crate_info(&mut self, name: &str) {
         self.dumper.crate_prelude(data);
     }
 
-    pub fn dump_compilation_options(&mut self, input: &Input, crate_name: &str) {
+    pub fn dump_compilation_options(&mut self, input: &Input, crate_name: Symbol) {
         // Apply possible `remap-path-prefix` remapping to the input source file
         // (and don't include remapping args anymore)
         let (program, arguments) = {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_save_analysis/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_save_analysis/src/lib.rs
index f05eb2b7432..7735c571310 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_save_analysis/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_save_analysis/src/lib.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fn span_from_span(&self, span: Span) -> SpanData {
     }
 
     /// Returns path to the compilation output (e.g., libfoo-12345678.rmeta)
-    pub fn compilation_output(&self, crate_name: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    pub fn compilation_output(&self, crate_name: Symbol) -> PathBuf {
         let sess = &self.tcx.sess;
         // Save-analysis is emitted per whole session, not per each crate type
         let crate_type = sess.crate_types()[0];
@@ -894,8 +894,8 @@ pub struct DumpHandler<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> DumpHandler<'a> {
-    pub fn new(odir: Option<&'a Path>, cratename: &str) -> DumpHandler<'a> {
-        DumpHandler { odir, cratename: cratename.to_owned() }
+    pub fn new(odir: Option<&'a Path>, cratename: Symbol) -> DumpHandler<'a> {
+        DumpHandler { odir, cratename: cratename.to_string() }
     }
 
     fn output_file(&self, ctx: &SaveContext<'_>) -> (BufWriter<File>, PathBuf) {
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ fn save(&mut self, _: &SaveContext<'_>, analysis: &Analysis) {
 
 pub fn process_crate<'l, 'tcx, H: SaveHandler>(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
-    cratename: &str,
+    cratename: Symbol,
     input: &'l Input,
     config: Option<Config>,
     mut handler: H,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/errors.rs
index 8cb9e1a6f1a..ee492f802a7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/errors.rs
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ pub struct FileIsNotWriteable<'a> {
 
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
 #[diag(session_crate_name_does_not_match)]
-pub struct CrateNameDoesNotMatch<'a> {
+pub struct CrateNameDoesNotMatch {
     #[primary_span]
     pub span: Span,
-    pub s: &'a str,
+    pub s: Symbol,
     pub name: Symbol,
 }
 
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ pub struct CrateNameEmpty {
 
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
 #[diag(session_invalid_character_in_create_name)]
-pub struct InvalidCharacterInCrateName<'a> {
+pub struct InvalidCharacterInCrateName {
     #[primary_span]
     pub span: Option<Span>,
     pub character: char,
-    pub crate_name: &'a str,
+    pub crate_name: Symbol,
 }
 
 #[derive(Subdiagnostic)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/output.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/output.rs
index 2511bee46af..8ee3057de62 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/output.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/output.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 use crate::Session;
 use rustc_ast as ast;
 use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
-use rustc_span::Span;
+use rustc_span::{Span, Symbol};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 pub fn out_filename(
     sess: &Session,
     crate_type: CrateType,
     outputs: &OutputFilenames,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
 ) -> PathBuf {
     let default_filename = filename_for_input(sess, crate_type, crate_name, outputs);
     let out_filename = outputs
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ fn is_writeable(p: &Path) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn find_crate_name(sess: &Session, attrs: &[ast::Attribute], input: &Input) -> String {
-    let validate = |s: String, span: Option<Span>| {
-        validate_crate_name(sess, &s, span);
+pub fn find_crate_name(sess: &Session, attrs: &[ast::Attribute], input: &Input) -> Symbol {
+    let validate = |s: Symbol, span: Option<Span>| {
+        validate_crate_name(sess, s, span);
         s
     };
 
@@ -59,38 +59,39 @@ pub fn find_crate_name(sess: &Session, attrs: &[ast::Attribute], input: &Input)
         sess.find_by_name(attrs, sym::crate_name).and_then(|at| at.value_str().map(|s| (at, s)));
 
     if let Some(ref s) = sess.opts.crate_name {
+        let s = Symbol::intern(s);
         if let Some((attr, name)) = attr_crate_name {
-            if name.as_str() != s {
+            if name != s {
                 sess.emit_err(CrateNameDoesNotMatch { span: attr.span, s, name });
             }
         }
-        return validate(s.clone(), None);
+        return validate(s, None);
     }
 
     if let Some((attr, s)) = attr_crate_name {
-        return validate(s.to_string(), Some(attr.span));
+        return validate(s, Some(attr.span));
     }
     if let Input::File(ref path) = *input {
         if let Some(s) = path.file_stem().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) {
             if s.starts_with('-') {
                 sess.emit_err(CrateNameInvalid { s });
             } else {
-                return validate(s.replace('-', "_"), None);
+                return validate(Symbol::intern(&s.replace('-', "_")), None);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    "rust_out".to_string()
+    Symbol::intern("rust_out")
 }
 
-pub fn validate_crate_name(sess: &Session, s: &str, sp: Option<Span>) {
+pub fn validate_crate_name(sess: &Session, s: Symbol, sp: Option<Span>) {
     let mut err_count = 0;
     {
         if s.is_empty() {
             err_count += 1;
             sess.emit_err(CrateNameEmpty { span: sp });
         }
-        for c in s.chars() {
+        for c in s.as_str().chars() {
             if c.is_alphanumeric() {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn validate_crate_name(sess: &Session, s: &str, sp: Option<Span>) {
 
 pub fn filename_for_metadata(
     sess: &Session,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
     outputs: &OutputFilenames,
 ) -> PathBuf {
     // If the command-line specified the path, use that directly.
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn filename_for_metadata(
 pub fn filename_for_input(
     sess: &Session,
     crate_type: CrateType,
-    crate_name: &str,
+    crate_name: Symbol,
     outputs: &OutputFilenames,
 ) -> PathBuf {
     let libname = format!("{}{}", crate_name, sess.opts.cg.extra_filename);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_span/src/def_id.rs b/compiler/rustc_span/src/def_id.rs
index f5555846d20..b122bd0722d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_span/src/def_id.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_span/src/def_id.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::HashStableContext;
+use crate::{HashStableContext, Symbol};
 use rustc_data_structures::fingerprint::Fingerprint;
 use rustc_data_structures::stable_hasher::{HashStable, StableHasher, ToStableHashKey};
 use rustc_data_structures::AtomicRef;
@@ -149,9 +149,11 @@ pub fn to_u64(self) -> u64 {
 
     /// Computes the stable ID for a crate with the given name and
     /// `-Cmetadata` arguments.
-    pub fn new(crate_name: &str, is_exe: bool, mut metadata: Vec<String>) -> StableCrateId {
+    pub fn new(crate_name: Symbol, is_exe: bool, mut metadata: Vec<String>) -> StableCrateId {
         let mut hasher = StableHasher::new();
-        crate_name.hash(&mut hasher);
+        // We must hash the string text of the crate name, not the id, as the id is not stable
+        // across builds.
+        crate_name.as_str().hash(&mut hasher);
 
         // We don't want the stable crate ID to depend on the order of
         // -C metadata arguments, so sort them:
diff --git a/src/test/run-make-fulldeps/hotplug_codegen_backend/the_backend.rs b/src/test/run-make-fulldeps/hotplug_codegen_backend/the_backend.rs
index 2c4309fbe66..3aa57d58908 100644
--- a/src/test/run-make-fulldeps/hotplug_codegen_backend/the_backend.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-make-fulldeps/hotplug_codegen_backend/the_backend.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn link(
             if crate_type != CrateType::Rlib {
                 sess.fatal(&format!("Crate type is {:?}", crate_type));
             }
-            let output_name = out_filename(sess, crate_type, &outputs, &*crate_name.as_str());
+            let output_name = out_filename(sess, crate_type, &outputs, crate_name);
             let mut out_file = ::std::fs::File::create(output_name).unwrap();
             write!(out_file, "This has been \"compiled\" successfully.").unwrap();
         }