diff --git a/include/openmc/capi.h b/include/openmc/capi.h
index 11b8a6ef66..d81e1e7226 100644
--- a/include/openmc/capi.h
+++ b/include/openmc/capi.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ extern "C" {
   int openmc_cell_get_fill(int32_t index, int* type, int32_t** indices, int32_t* n);
   int openmc_cell_get_id(int32_t index, int32_t* id);
   int openmc_cell_get_temperature(int32_t index, const int32_t* instance, double* T);
+  int openmc_cell_get_name(int32_t index, const char*& name);
+  int openmc_cell_set_name(int32_t index, const char* name);
   int openmc_cell_set_fill(int32_t index, int type, int32_t n, const int32_t* indices);
   int openmc_cell_set_id(int32_t index, int32_t id);
   int openmc_cell_set_temperature(int32_t index, double T, const int32_t* instance);
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ extern "C" {
   int openmc_material_set_density(int32_t index, double density, const char* units);
   int openmc_material_set_densities(int32_t index, int n, const char** name, const double* density);
   int openmc_material_set_id(int32_t index, int32_t id);
+  int openmc_material_get_name(int32_t index, const char*& name);
+  int openmc_material_set_name(int32_t index, const char* name);
   int openmc_material_set_volume(int32_t index, double volume);
   int openmc_material_filter_get_bins(int32_t index, const int32_t** bins, size_t* n);
   int openmc_material_filter_set_bins(int32_t index, size_t n, const int32_t* bins);
diff --git a/openmc/capi/cell.py b/openmc/capi/cell.py
index 959ab08fcf..5f38e823eb 100644
--- a/openmc/capi/cell.py
+++ b/openmc/capi/cell.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping, Iterable
-from ctypes import c_int, c_int32, c_double, c_char_p, POINTER
+from ctypes import byref, c_int, c_int32, c_double, c_char_p, POINTER
 from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ _dll.openmc_cell_get_temperature.argtypes = [
     c_int32, POINTER(c_int32), POINTER(c_double)]
 _dll.openmc_cell_get_temperature.restype = c_int
 _dll.openmc_cell_get_temperature.errcheck = _error_handler
+_dll.openmc_cell_get_name.argtypes = [c_int32, POINTER(c_char_p)]
+_dll.openmc_cell_get_name.restype = c_int
+_dll.openmc_cell_get_name.errcheck = _error_handler
+_dll.openmc_cell_set_name.argtypes = [c_int32, c_char_p]
+_dll.openmc_cell_set_name.restype = c_int
+_dll.openmc_cell_set_name.errcheck = _error_handler
 _dll.openmc_cell_set_fill.argtypes = [
     c_int32, c_int, c_int32, POINTER(c_int32)]
 _dll.openmc_cell_set_fill.restype = c_int
@@ -102,6 +108,17 @@ class Cell(_FortranObjectWithID):
     def id(self, cell_id):
         _dll.openmc_cell_set_id(self._index, cell_id)
 
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        name = c_char_p()
+        _dll.openmc_cell_get_name(self._index, byref(name))
+        return name.value.decode()
+
+    @name.setter
+    def name(self, name):
+        name_ptr = c_char_p(name.encode())
+        _dll.openmc_cell_set_name(self._index, name_ptr)
+
     @property
     def fill(self):
         fill_type = c_int()
diff --git a/openmc/capi/material.py b/openmc/capi/material.py
index 43959e2446..3f98e9f67d 100644
--- a/openmc/capi/material.py
+++ b/openmc/capi/material.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping
-from ctypes import c_int, c_int32, c_double, c_char_p, POINTER, c_size_t
+from ctypes import byref, c_int, c_int32, c_double, c_char_p, POINTER, c_size_t
 from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ _dll.openmc_material_set_densities.errcheck = _error_handler
 _dll.openmc_material_set_id.argtypes = [c_int32, c_int32]
 _dll.openmc_material_set_id.restype = c_int
 _dll.openmc_material_set_id.errcheck = _error_handler
+_dll.openmc_cell_get_name.argtypes = [c_int32, POINTER(c_char_p)]
+_dll.openmc_cell_get_name.restype = c_int
+_dll.openmc_cell_get_name.errcheck = _error_handler
+_dll.openmc_cell_set_name.argtypes = [c_int32, c_char_p]
+_dll.openmc_cell_set_name.restype = c_int
+_dll.openmc_cell_set_name.errcheck = _error_handler
 _dll.openmc_material_set_volume.argtypes = [c_int32, c_double]
 _dll.openmc_material_set_volume.restype = c_int
 _dll.openmc_material_set_volume.errcheck = _error_handler
@@ -124,6 +130,17 @@ class Material(_FortranObjectWithID):
     def id(self, mat_id):
         _dll.openmc_material_set_id(self._index, mat_id)
 
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        name = c_char_p()
+        _dll.openmc_material_get_name(self._index, byref(name))
+        return name.value.decode()
+
+    @name.setter
+    def name(self, name):
+        name_ptr = c_char_p(name.encode())
+        _dll.openmc_material_set_name(self._index, name_ptr)
+
     @property
     def volume(self):
         volume = c_double()
diff --git a/src/cell.cpp b/src/cell.cpp
index d646660fb3..5c1c90db56 100644
--- a/src/cell.cpp
+++ b/src/cell.cpp
@@ -1018,6 +1018,32 @@ openmc_cell_get_temperature(int32_t index, const int32_t* instance, double* T)
   return 0;
 }
 
+extern "C" int
+openmc_cell_get_name(int32_t index, const char*& name) {
+  if (index < 0 || index >= model::cells.size()) {
+    strcpy(openmc_err_msg, "Index in cells array is out of bounds.");
+    return OPENMC_E_OUT_OF_BOUNDS;
+  }
+
+  name = model::cells[index]->name_.c_str();
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+extern "C" int
+openmc_cell_set_name(int32_t index, const char* name) {
+  if (index < 0 || index >= model::cells.size()) {
+    strcpy(openmc_err_msg, "Index in cells array is out of bounds.");
+    return OPENMC_E_OUT_OF_BOUNDS;
+  }
+
+  std::string name_str(name);
+  model::cells[index]->name_ = name_str;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 //! Return the index in the cells array of a cell with a given ID
 extern "C" int
 openmc_get_cell_index(int32_t id, int32_t* index)
diff --git a/src/material.cpp b/src/material.cpp
index 0a6bebf17a..fb29ba2b75 100644
--- a/src/material.cpp
+++ b/src/material.cpp
@@ -1381,6 +1381,31 @@ openmc_material_set_id(int32_t index, int32_t id)
   return 0;
 }
 
+extern "C" int
+openmc_material_get_name(int32_t index, const char*& name) {
+  if (index < 0 || index >= model::materials.size()) {
+    strcpy(openmc_err_msg, "Index in materials array is out of bounds.");
+    return OPENMC_E_OUT_OF_BOUNDS;
+  }
+
+  name = model::materials[index]->name_.c_str();
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+extern "C" int
+openmc_material_set_name(int32_t index, const char* name) {
+  if (index < 0 || index >= model::materials.size()) {
+    strcpy(openmc_err_msg, "Index in materials array is out of bounds.");
+    return OPENMC_E_OUT_OF_BOUNDS;
+  }
+
+  std::string name_str(name);
+  model::materials[index]->name_ = name_str;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 extern "C" int
 openmc_material_set_volume(int32_t index, double volume)
 {