diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/karma.conf.js.template b/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/karma.conf.js.template
index ecfc22f61514..3cf2cece8d82 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/karma.conf.js.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/files/karma.conf.js.template
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
       suppressAll: true // removes the duplicated traces
     },
     coverageReporter: {
-      dir: require('path').join(__dirname, '<%= relativePathToWorkspaceRoot %>/coverage/<%= appName%>'),
+      dir: require('path').join(__dirname, '<%= relativePathToWorkspaceRoot %>/coverage/<%= folderName%>'),
       subdir: '.',
       reporters: [
         { type: 'html' },
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
index d8ef8d477412..151d10518cca 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   MergeStrategy,
   Rule,
   SchematicContext,
-  SchematicsException,
   Tree,
   apply,
   applyTemplates,
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ import { Schema as ComponentOptions } from '../component/schema';
 import { NodeDependencyType, addPackageJsonDependency } from '../utility/dependencies';
 import { latestVersions } from '../utility/latest-versions';
 import { relativePathToWorkspaceRoot } from '../utility/paths';
-import { validateProjectName } from '../utility/validation';
 import { getWorkspace, updateWorkspace } from '../utility/workspace';
 import { Builders, ProjectType } from '../utility/workspace-models';
 import { Schema as ApplicationOptions, Style } from './schema';
@@ -61,7 +59,11 @@ function addDependenciesToPackageJson(options: ApplicationOptions) {
   };
 }
 
-function addAppToWorkspaceFile(options: ApplicationOptions, appDir: string): Rule {
+function addAppToWorkspaceFile(
+  options: ApplicationOptions,
+  appDir: string,
+  folderName: string,
+): Rule {
   let projectRoot = appDir;
   if (projectRoot) {
     projectRoot += '/';
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ function addAppToWorkspaceFile(options: ApplicationOptions, appDir: string): Rul
         builder: Builders.Browser,
         defaultConfiguration: 'production',
         options: {
-          outputPath: `dist/${options.name}`,
+          outputPath: `dist/${folderName}`,
           index: `${sourceRoot}/index.html`,
           main: `${sourceRoot}/main.ts`,
           polyfills: `${sourceRoot}/polyfills.ts`,
@@ -238,12 +240,6 @@ function minimalPathFilter(path: string): boolean {
 
 export default function (options: ApplicationOptions): Rule {
   return async (host: Tree) => {
-    if (!options.name) {
-      throw new SchematicsException(`Invalid options, "name" is required.`);
-    }
-
-    validateProjectName(options.name);
-
     const appRootSelector = `${options.prefix}-root`;
     const componentOptions: Partial<ComponentOptions> = !options.minimal
       ? {
@@ -264,13 +260,20 @@ export default function (options: ApplicationOptions): Rule {
     const workspace = await getWorkspace(host);
     const newProjectRoot = (workspace.extensions.newProjectRoot as string | undefined) || '';
     const isRootApp = options.projectRoot !== undefined;
+
+    // If scoped project (i.e. "@foo/bar"), convert dir to "foo/bar".
+    let folderName = options.name.startsWith('@') ? options.name.substr(1) : options.name;
+    if (/[A-Z]/.test(folderName)) {
+      folderName = strings.dasherize(folderName);
+    }
+
     const appDir = isRootApp
       ? normalize(options.projectRoot || '')
-      : join(normalize(newProjectRoot), strings.dasherize(options.name));
+      : join(normalize(newProjectRoot), folderName);
     const sourceDir = `${appDir}/src/app`;
 
     return chain([
-      addAppToWorkspaceFile(options, appDir),
+      addAppToWorkspaceFile(options, appDir, folderName),
       mergeWith(
         apply(url('./files'), [
           options.minimal ? filter(minimalPathFilter) : noop(),
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ export default function (options: ApplicationOptions): Rule {
             relativePathToWorkspaceRoot: relativePathToWorkspaceRoot(appDir),
             appName: options.name,
             isRootApp,
+            folderName,
           }),
           move(appDir),
         ]),
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
index 21614be2a83c..a372512bb262 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/index_spec.ts
@@ -534,6 +534,15 @@ describe('Application Schematic', () => {
     expect(exists).toBeTrue();
   });
 
+  it(`should create scoped kebab-case project folder names with camelCase project name`, async () => {
+    const options: ApplicationOptions = { ...defaultOptions, name: '@foo/myCool' };
+    const tree = await schematicRunner
+      .runSchematicAsync('application', options, workspaceTree)
+      .toPromise();
+    const exists = tree.exists('/projects/foo/my-cool/.browserslistrc');
+    expect(exists).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
   it(`should create kebab-case project folder names with PascalCase project name`, async () => {
     const options: ApplicationOptions = { ...defaultOptions, name: 'MyCool' };
     const tree = await schematicRunner
@@ -542,4 +551,39 @@ describe('Application Schematic', () => {
     const exists = tree.exists('/projects/my-cool/.browserslistrc');
     expect(exists).toBeTrue();
   });
+
+  it(`should create scoped kebab-case project folder names with PascalCase project name`, async () => {
+    const options: ApplicationOptions = { ...defaultOptions, name: '@foo/MyCool' };
+    const tree = await schematicRunner
+      .runSchematicAsync('application', options, workspaceTree)
+      .toPromise();
+    const exists = tree.exists('/projects/foo/my-cool/.browserslistrc');
+    expect(exists).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
+  it('should support creating applications with `_` and `.` in name', async () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, name: 'foo.bar_buz' };
+    const tree = await schematicRunner
+      .runSchematicAsync('application', options, workspaceTree)
+      .toPromise();
+
+    const exists = tree.exists('/projects/foo.bar_buz/.browserslistrc');
+    expect(exists).toBeTrue();
+  });
+
+  it('should support creating scoped application', async () => {
+    const scopedName = '@myscope/myapp';
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, name: scopedName };
+    const tree = await schematicRunner
+      .runSchematicAsync('application', options, workspaceTree)
+      .toPromise();
+
+    const cfg = JSON.parse(tree.readContent('/angular.json'));
+    expect(cfg.projects['@myscope/myapp']).toBeDefined();
+
+    const karmaConf = getFileContent(tree, '/projects/myscope/myapp/karma.conf.js');
+    expect(karmaConf).toContain(
+      `dir: require('path').join(__dirname, '../../../coverage/myscope/myapp')`,
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/application/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/application/schema.json
index aa5d37e25278..88a3caa3cd73 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/application/schema.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "name": {
       "description": "The name of the new app.",
       "type": "string",
+      "pattern": "^(?:@[a-zA-Z0-9-*~][a-zA-Z0-9-*._~]*/)?[a-zA-Z0-9-~][a-zA-Z0-9-._~]*$",
       "$default": {
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index.ts
index d3f79bfae0f4..74a8e57930b5 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { addDeclarationToModule, addExportToModule } from '../utility/ast-utils'
 import { InsertChange } from '../utility/change';
 import { buildRelativePath, findModuleFromOptions } from '../utility/find-module';
 import { parseName } from '../utility/parse-name';
-import { validateHtmlSelector, validateName } from '../utility/validation';
+import { validateHtmlSelector } from '../utility/validation';
 import { buildDefaultPath, getWorkspace } from '../utility/workspace';
 import { Schema as ComponentOptions, Style } from './schema';
 
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ export default function (options: ComponentOptions): Rule {
     options.selector =
       options.selector || buildSelector(options, (project && project.prefix) || '');
 
-    validateName(options.name);
     validateHtmlSelector(options.selector);
 
     const skipStyleFile = options.inlineStyle || options.style === Style.None;
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts
index f0482f978858..233d3ea1836f 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/component/index_spec.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ describe('Component Schematic', () => {
     expect(content).toMatch(/selector: 'pre-foo'/);
   });
 
+  it('should error when name starts with a digit', async () => {
+    const options = { ...defaultOptions, name: '1-one' };
+
+    await expectAsync(
+      schematicRunner.runSchematicAsync('component', options, appTree).toPromise(),
+    ).toBeRejectedWithError('Selector (app-1-one) is invalid.');
+  });
+
   it('should use the default project prefix if none is passed', async () => {
     const options = { ...defaultOptions, prefix: undefined };
 
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/library/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/library/index.ts
index 7f627c01fa0b..6ba800c09cca 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/library/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/library/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { join, normalize, strings } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import {
   Rule,
   SchematicContext,
-  SchematicsException,
   Tree,
   apply,
   applyTemplates,
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ import { NodeDependencyType, addPackageJsonDependency } from '../utility/depende
 import { JSONFile } from '../utility/json-file';
 import { latestVersions } from '../utility/latest-versions';
 import { relativePathToWorkspaceRoot } from '../utility/paths';
-import { validateProjectName } from '../utility/validation';
 import { getWorkspace, updateWorkspace } from '../utility/workspace';
 import { Builders, ProjectType } from '../utility/workspace-models';
 import { Schema as LibraryOptions } from './schema';
@@ -125,28 +123,23 @@ function addLibToWorkspaceFile(
 
 export default function (options: LibraryOptions): Rule {
   return async (host: Tree) => {
-    if (!options.name) {
-      throw new SchematicsException(`Invalid options, "name" is required.`);
-    }
     const prefix = options.prefix;
 
-    validateProjectName(options.name);
-
     // If scoped project (i.e. "@foo/bar"), convert projectDir to "foo/bar".
-    const projectName = options.name;
-    const packageName = strings.dasherize(projectName);
-    let scopeName = null;
+    const packageName = options.name;
     if (/^@.*\/.*/.test(options.name)) {
-      const [scope, name] = options.name.split('/');
-      scopeName = scope.replace(/^@/, '');
+      const [, name] = options.name.split('/');
       options.name = name;
     }
 
     const workspace = await getWorkspace(host);
     const newProjectRoot = (workspace.extensions.newProjectRoot as string | undefined) || '';
 
-    const scopeFolder = scopeName ? strings.dasherize(scopeName) + '/' : '';
-    const folderName = `${scopeFolder}${strings.dasherize(options.name)}`;
+    let folderName = packageName.startsWith('@') ? packageName.substr(1) : packageName;
+    if (/[A-Z]/.test(folderName)) {
+      folderName = strings.dasherize(folderName);
+    }
+
     const projectRoot = join(normalize(newProjectRoot), folderName);
     const distRoot = `dist/${folderName}`;
     const pathImportLib = `${distRoot}/${folderName.replace('/', '-')}`;
@@ -170,7 +163,7 @@ export default function (options: LibraryOptions): Rule {
 
     return chain([
       mergeWith(templateSource),
-      addLibToWorkspaceFile(options, projectRoot, projectName),
+      addLibToWorkspaceFile(options, projectRoot, packageName),
       options.skipPackageJson ? noop() : addDependenciesToPackageJson(),
       options.skipTsConfig ? noop() : updateTsConfig(packageName, pathImportLib, distRoot),
       schematic('module', {
@@ -178,7 +171,7 @@ export default function (options: LibraryOptions): Rule {
         commonModule: false,
         flat: true,
         path: sourceDir,
-        project: projectName,
+        project: packageName,
       }),
       schematic('component', {
         name: options.name,
@@ -188,13 +181,13 @@ export default function (options: LibraryOptions): Rule {
         flat: true,
         path: sourceDir,
         export: true,
-        project: projectName,
+        project: packageName,
       }),
       schematic('service', {
         name: options.name,
         flat: true,
         path: sourceDir,
-        project: projectName,
+        project: packageName,
       }),
       (_tree: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
         if (!options.skipPackageJson && !options.skipInstall) {
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/library/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/library/schema.json
index 28cfed5098f9..18da4f767689 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/library/schema.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The name of the library.",
+      "pattern": "^(?:@[a-zA-Z0-9-*~][a-zA-Z0-9-*._~]*/)?[a-zA-Z0-9-~][a-zA-Z0-9-._~]*$",
       "$default": {
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
@@ -45,5 +46,5 @@
       "description": "Do not update \"tsconfig.json\" to add a path mapping for the new library. The path mapping is needed to use the library in an app, but can be disabled here to simplify development."
     }
   },
-  "required": []
+  "required": ["name"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index.ts
index 50a02b7a10fd..5326a140fcde 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import {
   Rule,
   SchematicContext,
-  SchematicsException,
   Tree,
   apply,
   chain,
@@ -25,19 +24,13 @@ import {
   RepositoryInitializerTask,
 } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/tasks';
 import { Schema as ApplicationOptions } from '../application/schema';
-import { validateProjectName } from '../utility/validation';
 import { Schema as WorkspaceOptions } from '../workspace/schema';
 import { Schema as NgNewOptions } from './schema';
 
 export default function (options: NgNewOptions): Rule {
-  if (!options.name) {
-    throw new SchematicsException(`Invalid options, "name" is required.`);
-  }
-
-  validateProjectName(options.name);
-
   if (!options.directory) {
-    options.directory = options.name;
+    // If scoped project (i.e. "@foo/bar"), convert directory to "foo/bar".
+    options.directory = options.name.startsWith('@') ? options.name.substr(1) : options.name;
   }
 
   const workspaceOptions: WorkspaceOptions = {
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.json
index 15b3c184ec02..3ed52ab150d9 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/ng-new/schema.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     "name": {
       "description": "The name of the new workspace and initial project.",
       "type": "string",
-      "format": "html-selector",
       "$default": {
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/validation.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/validation.ts
index a45cca23b9c9..8a51bd954132 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/validation.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@
 import { tags } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import { SchematicsException } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 
-export function validateName(name: string): void {
-  if (name && /^\d/.test(name)) {
-    throw new SchematicsException(tags.oneLine`name (${name})
-        can not start with a digit.`);
-  }
-}
-
 // Must start with a letter, and must contain only alphanumeric characters or dashes.
 // When adding a dash the segment after the dash must also start with a letter.
 export const htmlSelectorRe = /^[a-zA-Z][.0-9a-zA-Z]*(:?-[a-zA-Z][.0-9a-zA-Z]*)*$/;
@@ -26,53 +19,3 @@ export function validateHtmlSelector(selector: string): void {
         is invalid.`);
   }
 }
-
-export function validateProjectName(projectName: string) {
-  const errorIndex = getRegExpFailPosition(projectName);
-  const unsupportedProjectNames: string[] = [];
-  const packageNameRegex = /^(?:@[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+\/)?[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/;
-  if (errorIndex !== null) {
-    const firstMessage = tags.oneLine`
-    Project name "${projectName}" is not valid. New project names must
-    start with a letter, and must contain only alphanumeric characters or dashes.
-    When adding a dash the segment after the dash must also start with a letter.
-    `;
-    const msg = tags.stripIndent`
-    ${firstMessage}
-    ${projectName}
-    ${Array(errorIndex + 1).join(' ') + '^'}
-    `;
-    throw new SchematicsException(msg);
-  } else if (unsupportedProjectNames.indexOf(projectName) !== -1) {
-    throw new SchematicsException(
-      `Project name ${JSON.stringify(projectName)} is not a supported name.`,
-    );
-  } else if (!packageNameRegex.test(projectName)) {
-    throw new SchematicsException(`Project name ${JSON.stringify(projectName)} is invalid.`);
-  }
-}
-
-function getRegExpFailPosition(str: string): number | null {
-  const isScope = /^@.*\/.*/.test(str);
-  if (isScope) {
-    // Remove starting @
-    str = str.replace(/^@/, '');
-    // Change / to - for validation
-    str = str.replace(/\//g, '-');
-  }
-
-  const parts = str.indexOf('-') >= 0 ? str.split('-') : [str];
-  const matched: string[] = [];
-
-  const projectNameRegexp = /^[a-zA-Z][.0-9a-zA-Z]*(-[.0-9a-zA-Z]*)*$/;
-
-  parts.forEach((part) => {
-    if (part.match(projectNameRegexp)) {
-      matched.push(part);
-    }
-  });
-
-  const compare = matched.join('-');
-
-  return str !== compare ? compare.length : null;
-}
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.json
index df6ac5cc5e1e..4477294bd5c9 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/schema.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     "name": {
       "description": "The name of the workspace.",
       "type": "string",
-      "format": "html-selector",
       "$default": {
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0