diff --git a/src/FirebaseArray.js b/src/FirebaseArray.js
index 6d09511a..180d5d97 100644
--- a/src/FirebaseArray.js
+++ b/src/FirebaseArray.js
@@ -256,14 +256,14 @@
          */
         $$added: function(snap, prevChild) {
           // check to make sure record does not exist
-          var i = this.$indexFor(snap.name());
+          var i = this.$indexFor($firebaseUtils.getSnapshotKey(snap));
           if( i === -1 ) {
             // parse data and create record
             var rec = snap.val();
             if( !angular.isObject(rec) ) {
               rec = { $value: rec };
             }
-            rec.$id = snap.name();
+            rec.$id = $firebaseUtils.getSnapshotKey(snap);
             rec.$priority = snap.getPriority();
             $firebaseUtils.applyDefaults(rec, this.$$defaults);
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
          * @param snap
          */
         $$removed: function(snap) {
-          var rec = this.$getRecord(snap.name());
+          var rec = this.$getRecord($firebaseUtils.getSnapshotKey(snap));
           if( angular.isObject(rec) ) {
             this._process('child_removed', rec);
           }
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
          * @param snap
          */
         $$updated: function(snap) {
-          var rec = this.$getRecord(snap.name());
+          var rec = this.$getRecord($firebaseUtils.getSnapshotKey(snap));
           if( angular.isObject(rec) ) {
             // apply changes to the record
             var changed = $firebaseUtils.updateRec(rec, snap);
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
          * @param {string} prevChild
          */
         $$moved: function(snap, prevChild) {
-          var rec = this.$getRecord(snap.name());
+          var rec = this.$getRecord($firebaseUtils.getSnapshotKey(snap));
           if( angular.isObject(rec) ) {
             rec.$priority = snap.getPriority();
             this._process('child_moved', rec, prevChild);
@@ -513,4 +513,4 @@
       return FirebaseArray;
     }
   ]);
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();
diff --git a/src/FirebaseObject.js b/src/FirebaseObject.js
index 5067cfdc..1ec72a07 100644
--- a/src/FirebaseObject.js
+++ b/src/FirebaseObject.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
           value: this.$$conf
         });
 
-        this.$id = $firebase.$ref().ref().name();
+        this.$id = $firebaseUtils.getSnapshotKey($firebase.$ref().ref());
         this.$priority = null;
 
         $firebaseUtils.applyDefaults(this, this.$$defaults);
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
       function ThreeWayBinding(rec) {
         this.subs = [];
         this.scope = null;
-        this.name = null;
+        this.key = null;
         this.rec = rec;
       }
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
         assertNotBound: function(varName) {
           if( this.scope ) {
             var msg = 'Cannot bind to ' + varName + ' because this instance is already bound to ' +
-              this.name + '; one binding per instance ' +
+              this.key + '; one binding per instance ' +
               '(call unbind method or create another $firebase instance)';
             $log.error(msg);
             return $firebaseUtils.reject(msg);
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
             });
             this.subs = [];
             this.scope = null;
-            this.name = null;
+            this.key = null;
           }
         },
 
@@ -401,4 +401,4 @@
       return FirebaseObject;
     }
   ]);
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();
diff --git a/src/firebase.js b/src/firebase.js
index f76c2bbf..6199cfef 100644
--- a/src/firebase.js
+++ b/src/firebase.js
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
               // the entire Firebase path
               ref.once('value', function(snap) {
                 snap.forEach(function(ss) {
-                  if( !dataCopy.hasOwnProperty(ss.name()) ) {
-                    dataCopy[ss.name()] = null;
+                  if( !dataCopy.hasOwnProperty($firebaseUtils.getSnapshotKey(ss)) ) {
+                    dataCopy[$firebaseUtils.getSnapshotKey(ss)] = null;
                   }
                 });
                 ref.ref().update(dataCopy, this._handle(def, ref));
@@ -274,4 +274,4 @@
         return AngularFire;
       }
     ]);
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index a95d8558..db00f636 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -341,6 +341,16 @@
             return obj;
           },
 
+          /**
+           * A utility for retrieving a DataSnapshot's key name. This
+           * is backwards-compatible with `name()` from Firebase 1.x.x
+           * and `key()` from Firebase 2.0.0+. Once support for Firebase
+           * 1.x.x is dropped in AngularFire, this helper can be removed.
+           */
+          getSnapshotKey: function(snapshot) {
+            return (typeof snapshot.key === 'function') ? snapshot.key() : snapshot.name();
+          },
+
           /**
            * A utility for converting records to JSON objects
            * which we can save into Firebase. It asserts valid
@@ -401,4 +411,4 @@
       });
       return out;
     }
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils.spec.js b/tests/unit/utils.spec.js
index 58815720..54ea2173 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils.spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/utils.spec.js
@@ -174,4 +174,11 @@ describe('$firebaseUtils', function () {
     });
   });
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+  describe('#getSnapshotKey', function() {
+    it('should return the key name given a DataSnapshot', function() {
+      var snapshot = testutils.snap('data', 'foo');
+      expect($utils.getSnapshotKey(snapshot)).toEqual('foo');
+    });
+  });
+
+});