diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/json/UTF8StreamJsonParser.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/json/UTF8StreamJsonParser.java
index 8e0aeec704..ecfb7dedce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/json/UTF8StreamJsonParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/json/UTF8StreamJsonParser.java
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ private final String parseName(int q1, int ch, int lastQuadBytes) throws IOExcep
 
     private int[] growArrayWithNameLenCheck(int[] arr, int more) throws StreamConstraintsException {
         // the following check will fail if the array is already bigger than is allowed for names
-        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(arr.length);
+        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(arr.length << 2);
         return growArrayBy(_quadBuffer, more);
     }
 
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ protected final String parseEscapedName(int[] quads, int qlen, int currQuad, int
             }
             quads[qlen++] = _padLastQuad(currQuad, currQuadBytes);
         }
-        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen);
+        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen << 2);
         String name = _symbols.findName(quads, qlen);
         if (name == null) {
             name = addName(quads, qlen, currQuadBytes);
@@ -2199,7 +2199,7 @@ protected String _handleOddName(int ch) throws IOException
             }
             quads[qlen++] = currQuad;
         }
-        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen);
+        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen << 2);
         String name = _symbols.findName(quads, qlen);
         if (name == null) {
             name = addName(quads, qlen, currQuadBytes);
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ protected String _parseAposName() throws IOException
             }
             quads[qlen++] = _padLastQuad(currQuad, currQuadBytes);
         }
-        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen);
+        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen << 2);
         String name = _symbols.findName(quads, qlen);
         if (name == null) {
             name = addName(quads, qlen, currQuadBytes);
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ private final String findName(int[] quads, int qlen, int lastQuad, int lastQuadB
             _quadBuffer = quads = growArrayWithNameLenCheck(quads, quads.length);
         }
         quads[qlen++] = _padLastQuad(lastQuad, lastQuadBytes);
-        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen);
+        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen << 2);
         String name = _symbols.findName(quads, qlen);
         if (name == null) {
             return addName(quads, qlen, lastQuadBytes);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/json/async/NonBlockingUtf8JsonParserBase.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/json/async/NonBlockingUtf8JsonParserBase.java
index f41c65a4a7..4c5c328ef9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/json/async/NonBlockingUtf8JsonParserBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/json/async/NonBlockingUtf8JsonParserBase.java
@@ -2176,7 +2176,7 @@ private final JsonToken _parseEscapedName(int qlen, int currQuad, int currQuadBy
         } else if (qlen == 0) { // rare, but may happen
             return _fieldComplete("");
         }
-        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen);
+        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen << 2);
         String name = _symbols.findName(quads, qlen);
         if (name == null) {
             name = _addName(quads, qlen, currQuadBytes);
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ private JsonToken _finishUnquotedName(int qlen, int currQuad, int currQuadBytes)
             }
             quads[qlen++] = currQuad;
         }
-        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen);
+        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen << 2);
         String name = _symbols.findName(quads, qlen);
         if (name == null) {
             name = _addName(quads, qlen, currQuadBytes);
@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@ private JsonToken _finishAposName(int qlen, int currQuad, int currQuadBytes)
         } else if (qlen == 0) { // rare case but possible
             return _fieldComplete("");
         }
-        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen);
+        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(qlen << 2);
         String name = _symbols.findName(quads, qlen);
         if (name == null) {
             name = _addName(quads, qlen, currQuadBytes);
@@ -2435,7 +2435,7 @@ protected final JsonToken _finishFieldWithEscape() throws IOException
 
     private int[] growArrayWithNameLenCheck(int[] arr, int more) throws StreamConstraintsException {
         // the following check will fail if the array is already bigger than is allowed for names
-        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(arr.length);
+        _streamReadConstraints.validateNameLength(arr.length << 2);
         return growArrayBy(_quadBuffer, more);
     }