diff --git a/docs/lib/snippets/modular/drift/example.drift.dart b/docs/lib/snippets/modular/drift/example.drift.dart
index 543c6ac3a..1cf7c677c 100644
--- a/docs/lib/snippets/modular/drift/example.drift.dart
+++ b/docs/lib/snippets/modular/drift/example.drift.dart
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ class Todos extends i0.Table with i0.TableInfo<Todos, i1.Todo> {
   @override
   List<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, title, content, category];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'todos';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'todos';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'todos';
   @override
   i0.VerificationContext validateIntegrity(i0.Insertable<i1.Todo> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -280,9 +281,10 @@ class Categories extends i0.Table with i0.TableInfo<Categories, i1.Category> {
   @override
   List<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, description];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'categories';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'categories';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'categories';
   @override
   i0.VerificationContext validateIntegrity(i0.Insertable<i1.Category> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/drift/example/main.g.dart b/drift/example/main.g.dart
index 574838c97..adb70e1bf 100644
--- a/drift/example/main.g.dart
+++ b/drift/example/main.g.dart
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ class $TodoCategoriesTable extends TodoCategories
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, name];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'todo_categories';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'todo_categories';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'todo_categories';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<TodoCategory> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -225,9 +226,10 @@ class $TodoItemsTable extends TodoItems
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [id, title, content, categoryId, generatedText];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'todo_items';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'todo_items';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'todo_items';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<TodoItem> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/drift/test/database/tables_test.dart b/drift/test/database/tables_test.dart
index 084a30a59..21426964e 100644
--- a/drift/test/database/tables_test.dart
+++ b/drift/test/database/tables_test.dart
@@ -67,4 +67,7 @@ void main() {
       ),
     );
   });
+  test('Table classes expose the name of the sql table', () {
+    expect($TodosTableTable.$name, 'todos');
+  });
 }
diff --git a/drift/test/generated/custom_tables.g.dart b/drift/test/generated/custom_tables.g.dart
index b9b041d79..7f02afa85 100644
--- a/drift/test/generated/custom_tables.g.dart
+++ b/drift/test/generated/custom_tables.g.dart
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ class NoIds extends Table with TableInfo<NoIds, NoIdRow> {
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [payload];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'no_ids';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'no_ids';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'no_ids';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<NoIdRow> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -118,9 +119,10 @@ class WithDefaults extends Table with TableInfo<WithDefaults, WithDefault> {
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [a, b];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'with_defaults';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'with_defaults';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'with_defaults';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<WithDefault> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -314,9 +316,10 @@ class WithConstraints extends Table
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [a, b, c];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'with_constraints';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'with_constraints';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'with_constraints';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<WithConstraint> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -557,9 +560,10 @@ class ConfigTable extends Table with TableInfo<ConfigTable, Config> {
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [configKey, configValue, syncState, syncStateImplicit];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'config';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'config';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'config';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<Config> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -855,9 +859,10 @@ class Mytable extends Table with TableInfo<Mytable, MytableData> {
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [someid, sometext, isInserting, somedate];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'mytable';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'mytable';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'mytable';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<MytableData> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -1117,9 +1122,10 @@ class Email extends Table
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [sender, title, body];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'email';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'email';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'email';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<EMail> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -1341,9 +1347,10 @@ class WeirdTable extends Table with TableInfo<WeirdTable, WeirdData> {
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [sqlClass, textColumn];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'Expression';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'Expression';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'Expression';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<WeirdData> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/drift/test/generated/todos.g.dart b/drift/test/generated/todos.g.dart
index 63d2eec14..6362fc833 100644
--- a/drift/test/generated/todos.g.dart
+++ b/drift/test/generated/todos.g.dart
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ class $CategoriesTable extends Categories
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [id, description, priority, descriptionInUpperCase];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'categories';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'categories';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'categories';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<Category> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -318,9 +319,10 @@ class $TodosTableTable extends TodosTable
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [id, title, content, targetDate, category, status];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'todos';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'todos';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'todos';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<TodoEntry> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -667,9 +669,10 @@ class $UsersTable extends Users with TableInfo<$UsersTable, User> {
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [id, name, isAwesome, profilePicture, creationTime];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'users';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'users';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'users';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<User> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -935,9 +938,10 @@ class $SharedTodosTable extends SharedTodos
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [todo, user];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'shared_todos';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'shared_todos';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'shared_todos';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<SharedTodo> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -1139,9 +1143,10 @@ class $TableWithoutPKTable extends TableWithoutPK
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [notReallyAnId, someFloat, webSafeInt, custom];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'table_without_p_k';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'table_without_p_k';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'table_without_p_k';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<CustomRowClass> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -1320,9 +1325,10 @@ class $PureDefaultsTable extends PureDefaults
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [txt];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'pure_defaults';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'pure_defaults';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'pure_defaults';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<PureDefault> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/drift/test/integration_tests/regress_2166_test.g.dart b/drift/test/integration_tests/regress_2166_test.g.dart
index ee4ddfccf..6f16c66d9 100644
--- a/drift/test/integration_tests/regress_2166_test.g.dart
+++ b/drift/test/integration_tests/regress_2166_test.g.dart
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ class $_SomeTableTable extends _SomeTable
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, name];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'some_table';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'some_table';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'some_table';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<_SomeTableData> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/drift_dev/CHANGELOG.md b/drift_dev/CHANGELOG.md
index 08c676b59..cbff146a5 100644
--- a/drift_dev/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/drift_dev/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.12.0-dev
+
+- Adds the static getter `$name` to generated table classes.
+
 ## 2.11.2
 
 - Follow `export` directives when looking for table imports.
diff --git a/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/tables/table_writer.dart b/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/tables/table_writer.dart
index 388b58b8d..40466b154 100644
--- a/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/tables/table_writer.dart
+++ b/drift_dev/lib/src/writer/tables/table_writer.dart
@@ -407,9 +407,9 @@ class TableWriter extends TableOrViewWriter {
     writeGetColumnsOverride();
     buffer
       ..write('@override\nString get aliasedName => '
-          '_alias ?? \'${table.id.name}\';\n')
-      ..write(
-          '@override\n String get actualTableName => \'${table.id.name}\';\n');
+          '_alias ?? actualTableName;\n')
+      ..write('@override\n String get actualTableName => \$name;\n')
+      ..write('static const String \$name = \'${table.id.name}\';\n');
 
     _writeValidityCheckMethod();
     _writePrimaryKeyOverride();
diff --git a/examples/migrations_example/lib/database.g.dart b/examples/migrations_example/lib/database.g.dart
index 03050074e..f06569554 100644
--- a/examples/migrations_example/lib/database.g.dart
+++ b/examples/migrations_example/lib/database.g.dart
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ class $UsersTable extends Users with TableInfo<$UsersTable, User> {
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, name, birthday, nextUser];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'users';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'users';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'users';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<User> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -292,9 +293,10 @@ class Groups extends Table with TableInfo<Groups, Group> {
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, title, deleted, owner];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'groups';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'groups';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'groups';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<Group> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -542,9 +544,10 @@ class Notes extends Table
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [title, content, searchTerms];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'notes';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'notes';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'notes';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<Note> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/examples/modular/lib/src/posts.drift.dart b/examples/modular/lib/src/posts.drift.dart
index fc98a1f36..24bea9b9f 100644
--- a/examples/modular/lib/src/posts.drift.dart
+++ b/examples/modular/lib/src/posts.drift.dart
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ class Posts extends i0.Table with i0.TableInfo<Posts, i1.Post> {
   @override
   List<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, author, content];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'posts';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'posts';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'posts';
   @override
   i0.VerificationContext validateIntegrity(i0.Insertable<i1.Post> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -236,9 +237,10 @@ class Likes extends i0.Table with i0.TableInfo<Likes, i1.Like> {
   @override
   List<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [post, likedBy];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'likes';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'likes';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'likes';
   @override
   i0.VerificationContext validateIntegrity(i0.Insertable<i1.Like> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/examples/modular/lib/src/search.drift.dart b/examples/modular/lib/src/search.drift.dart
index 67c4641ac..35949ae87 100644
--- a/examples/modular/lib/src/search.drift.dart
+++ b/examples/modular/lib/src/search.drift.dart
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ class SearchInPosts extends i0.Table
   @override
   List<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [author, content];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'search_in_posts';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'search_in_posts';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'search_in_posts';
   @override
   i0.VerificationContext validateIntegrity(
       i0.Insertable<i1.SearchInPost> instance,
diff --git a/examples/modular/lib/src/users.drift.dart b/examples/modular/lib/src/users.drift.dart
index bbde099b5..a21531134 100644
--- a/examples/modular/lib/src/users.drift.dart
+++ b/examples/modular/lib/src/users.drift.dart
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ class Users extends i0.Table with i0.TableInfo<Users, i1.User> {
   List<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [id, name, biography, preferences, profilePicture];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'users';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'users';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'users';
   @override
   i0.VerificationContext validateIntegrity(i0.Insertable<i1.User> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -338,9 +339,10 @@ class Follows extends i0.Table with i0.TableInfo<Follows, i1.Follow> {
   @override
   List<i0.GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [followed, follower];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'follows';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'follows';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'follows';
   @override
   i0.VerificationContext validateIntegrity(i0.Insertable<i1.Follow> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/examples/web_worker_example/lib/database.g.dart b/examples/web_worker_example/lib/database.g.dart
index 9a2367e8b..ca90faf15 100644
--- a/examples/web_worker_example/lib/database.g.dart
+++ b/examples/web_worker_example/lib/database.g.dart
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ class Entries extends Table with TableInfo<Entries, Entrie> {
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, value];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'entries';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'entries';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'entries';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<Entrie> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/examples/with_built_value/lib/database.drift.dart b/examples/with_built_value/lib/database.drift.dart
index 36719b40f..f90d28dbe 100644
--- a/examples/with_built_value/lib/database.drift.dart
+++ b/examples/with_built_value/lib/database.drift.dart
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ class Users extends Table with TableInfo<Users, User> {
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, name];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'users';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'users';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'users';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<User> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/extras/benchmarks/lib/src/moor/database.g.dart b/extras/benchmarks/lib/src/moor/database.g.dart
index 00214196c..a2350074b 100644
--- a/extras/benchmarks/lib/src/moor/database.g.dart
+++ b/extras/benchmarks/lib/src/moor/database.g.dart
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ class $KeyValuesTable extends KeyValues
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [key, value];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'key_values';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'key_values';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'key_values';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<KeyValue> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/extras/integration_tests/drift_testcases/lib/database/database.g.dart b/extras/integration_tests/drift_testcases/lib/database/database.g.dart
index d3fdba9a8..44742d05f 100644
--- a/extras/integration_tests/drift_testcases/lib/database/database.g.dart
+++ b/extras/integration_tests/drift_testcases/lib/database/database.g.dart
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ class $UsersTable extends Users with TableInfo<$UsersTable, User> {
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [id, name, birthDate, profilePicture, preferences];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'users';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'users';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'users';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<User> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -347,9 +348,10 @@ class $FriendshipsTable extends Friendships
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns =>
       [firstUser, secondUser, reallyGoodFriends];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'friendships';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'friendships';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'friendships';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<Friendship> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/extras/integration_tests/legacy_web/test/saves_after_migration_regression_test.g.dart b/extras/integration_tests/legacy_web/test/saves_after_migration_regression_test.g.dart
index 655ba0fe2..faf64e61f 100644
--- a/extras/integration_tests/legacy_web/test/saves_after_migration_regression_test.g.dart
+++ b/extras/integration_tests/legacy_web/test/saves_after_migration_regression_test.g.dart
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ class $FoosTable extends Foos with TableInfo<$FoosTable, Foo> {
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'foos';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'foos';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'foos';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<Foo> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
@@ -157,9 +158,10 @@ class $BarsTable extends Bars with TableInfo<$BarsTable, Bar> {
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'bars';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'bars';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'bars';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<Bar> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {
diff --git a/extras/integration_tests/web_wasm/lib/src/database.g.dart b/extras/integration_tests/web_wasm/lib/src/database.g.dart
index 9abedd16c..23b155c08 100644
--- a/extras/integration_tests/web_wasm/lib/src/database.g.dart
+++ b/extras/integration_tests/web_wasm/lib/src/database.g.dart
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ class $TestTableTable extends TestTable
   @override
   List<GeneratedColumn> get $columns => [id, content];
   @override
-  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? 'test_table';
+  String get aliasedName => _alias ?? actualTableName;
   @override
-  String get actualTableName => 'test_table';
+  String get actualTableName => $name;
+  static const String $name = 'test_table';
   @override
   VerificationContext validateIntegrity(Insertable<TestTableData> instance,
       {bool isInserting = false}) {