diff --git a/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/schema.json
index ca3d399b63..b4aad360cd 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/schematics/application/schema.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the application?"
+      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the application?",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]{1}.*$"
     },
     "directory": {
       "description": "The directory of the new application.",
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/schema.json
index ffdf5cda78..9a098b42cb 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/schematics/library/schema.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the library?"
+      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the library?",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]{1}.*$"
     },
     "directory": {
       "type": "string",
diff --git a/packages/express/src/schematics/application/schema.json b/packages/express/src/schematics/application/schema.json
index d4e04e0cdd..50a9f0791c 100644
--- a/packages/express/src/schematics/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/express/src/schematics/application/schema.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the node application?"
+      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the node application?",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]{1}.*$"
     },
     "directory": {
       "description": "The directory of the new application.",
diff --git a/packages/next/src/schematics/application/schema.json b/packages/next/src/schematics/application/schema.json
index 4847ab991e..18373dff98 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/schematics/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/next/src/schematics/application/schema.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the application?"
+      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the application?",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]{1}.*$"
     },
     "directory": {
       "description": "The directory of the new application.",
diff --git a/packages/react/src/schematics/application/schema.json b/packages/react/src/schematics/application/schema.json
index 125ee4cb6e..6cf35ae17e 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/schematics/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/react/src/schematics/application/schema.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the application?"
+      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the application?",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]{1}.*$"
     },
     "directory": {
       "description": "The directory of the new application.",
diff --git a/packages/react/src/schematics/library/schema.json b/packages/react/src/schematics/library/schema.json
index 7799af36e2..7e72678da7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/schematics/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/react/src/schematics/library/schema.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the library?"
+      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the library?",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]{1}.*$"
     },
     "directory": {
       "type": "string",
diff --git a/packages/web/src/schematics/application/schema.json b/packages/web/src/schematics/application/schema.json
index f55fdcc65f..f8e7d62a44 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/schematics/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/web/src/schematics/application/schema.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the application?"
+      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the application?",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]{1}.*$"
     },
     "directory": {
       "description": "The directory of the new application.",
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/schema.json b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/schema.json
index 11149c0325..85c65d5d1f 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/schematics/library/schema.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the library?"
+      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use for the library?",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z]{1}.*$"
     },
     "directory": {
       "type": "string",