diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_global_assign.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_global_assign.rs
index 8f9f1ccdbcb63..750a8b570c1fe 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_global_assign.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_global_assign.rs
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ impl Rule for NoGlobalAssign {
             for reference_id in reference_id_list {
                 let reference = symbol_table.get_reference(reference_id);
                 if reference.is_write() {
-                    let name = reference.name();
-                    if !self.excludes.contains(name) && ctx.env_contains_var(name) {
+                    let name = ctx.semantic().reference_name(reference);
+                    if !self.excludes.contains(&CompactStr::from(name))
+                        && ctx.env_contains_var(name)
+                    {
                         ctx.diagnostic(no_global_assign_diagnostic(name, reference.span()));
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_undef.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_undef.rs
index 278ddf131c176..d748853002877 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_undef.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/no_undef.rs
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ impl Rule for NoUndef {
         for reference_id_list in ctx.scopes().root_unresolved_references_ids() {
             for reference_id in reference_id_list {
                 let reference = symbol_table.get_reference(reference_id);
-                let name = reference.name();
+                let name = ctx.semantic().reference_name(reference);
 
                 if ctx.env_contains_var(name) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if ctx.globals().is_enabled(name.as_str()) {
+                if ctx.globals().is_enabled(name) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jest/no_confusing_set_timeout.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jest/no_confusing_set_timeout.rs
index 05880374caa19..bf7bd492b44ff 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jest/no_confusing_set_timeout.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jest/no_confusing_set_timeout.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ fn collect_jest_reference_id(
 
     for reference_id in reference_id_list {
         let reference = symbol_table.get_reference(reference_id);
-        if !is_jest_call(reference.name()) {
+
+        if !is_jest_call(ctx.semantic().reference_name(reference)) {
             continue;
         }
         let Some(parent_node) = nodes.parent_node(reference.node_id()) else {
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ fn handle_jest_set_time_out<'a>(
             continue;
         };
 
-        if !is_jest_call(reference.name()) {
+        if !is_jest_call(ctx.semantic().reference_name(reference)) {
             if is_jest_fn_call(parent_node, id_to_jest_node_map, ctx) {
                 for (jest_reference_id, span) in jest_reference_id_list {
                     if jest_reference_id > &reference_id {
diff --git a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/builder.rs b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/builder.rs
index 4880ccaf265a6..06c59e95bed5f 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/builder.rs
@@ -351,13 +351,12 @@ impl<'a> SemanticBuilder<'a> {
     /// Declare an unresolved reference in the current scope.
     ///
     /// # Panics
-    pub fn declare_reference(&mut self, reference: Reference) -> ReferenceId {
-        let reference_name = reference.name().clone();
+    pub fn declare_reference(&mut self, name: &str, reference: Reference) -> ReferenceId {
         let reference_flag = *reference.flag();
         let reference_id = self.symbols.create_reference(reference);
 
         self.unresolved_references[self.current_scope_depth]
-            .entry(reference_name)
+            .entry(CompactStr::from(name))
             .or_default()
             .push((reference_id, reference_flag));
         reference_id
@@ -1897,9 +1896,8 @@ impl<'a> SemanticBuilder<'a> {
 
     fn reference_identifier(&mut self, ident: &IdentifierReference) {
         let flag = self.resolve_reference_usages();
-        let name = ident.name.to_compact_str();
-        let reference = Reference::new(ident.span, name, self.current_node_id, flag);
-        let reference_id = self.declare_reference(reference);
+        let reference = Reference::new(ident.span, self.current_node_id, flag);
+        let reference_id = self.declare_reference(&ident.name, reference);
         ident.reference_id.set(Some(reference_id));
     }
 
@@ -1922,13 +1920,8 @@ impl<'a> SemanticBuilder<'a> {
             Some(AstKind::JSXMemberExpressionObject(_)) => {}
             _ => return,
         }
-        let reference = Reference::new(
-            ident.span,
-            ident.name.to_compact_str(),
-            self.current_node_id,
-            ReferenceFlag::read(),
-        );
-        self.declare_reference(reference);
+        let reference = Reference::new(ident.span, self.current_node_id, ReferenceFlag::read());
+        self.declare_reference(&ident.name, reference);
     }
 
     fn is_not_expression_statement_parent(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/lib.rs b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/lib.rs
index f812232ee27f1..368f5c44e6e7e 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/lib.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ impl<'a> Semantic<'a> {
     pub fn is_reference_to_global_variable(&self, ident: &IdentifierReference) -> bool {
         self.scopes().root_unresolved_references().contains_key(ident.name.as_str())
     }
+
+    pub fn reference_name(&self, reference: &Reference) -> &str {
+        let node = self.nodes.get_node(reference.node_id());
+        match node.kind() {
+            AstKind::IdentifierReference(id) => id.name.as_str(),
+            AstKind::JSXIdentifier(id) => id.name.as_str(),
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/reference.rs b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/reference.rs
index ed62050d4d45c..ea36782a56de4 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/reference.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/reference.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Silence erroneous warnings from Rust Analyser for `#[derive(Tsify)]`
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 
-use oxc_span::{CompactStr, Span};
+use oxc_span::Span;
 pub use oxc_syntax::reference::{ReferenceFlag, ReferenceId};
 #[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
 use serde::Serialize;
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ use crate::{symbol::SymbolId, AstNodeId};
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", serde(rename_all = "camelCase"))]
 pub struct Reference {
     span: Span,
-    /// The name of the identifier that was referred to
-    name: CompactStr,
     node_id: AstNodeId,
     symbol_id: Option<SymbolId>,
     /// Describes how this referenced is used by other AST nodes. References can
@@ -25,28 +23,23 @@ pub struct Reference {
 }
 
 impl Reference {
-    pub fn new(span: Span, name: CompactStr, node_id: AstNodeId, flag: ReferenceFlag) -> Self {
-        Self { span, name, node_id, symbol_id: None, flag }
+    pub fn new(span: Span, node_id: AstNodeId, flag: ReferenceFlag) -> Self {
+        Self { span, node_id, symbol_id: None, flag }
     }
 
     pub fn new_with_symbol_id(
         span: Span,
-        name: CompactStr,
         node_id: AstNodeId,
         symbol_id: SymbolId,
         flag: ReferenceFlag,
     ) -> Self {
-        Self { span, name, node_id, symbol_id: Some(symbol_id), flag }
+        Self { span, node_id, symbol_id: Some(symbol_id), flag }
     }
 
     pub fn span(&self) -> Span {
         self.span
     }
 
-    pub fn name(&self) -> &CompactStr {
-        &self.name
-    }
-
     pub fn node_id(&self) -> AstNodeId {
         self.node_id
     }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_semantic/tests/main.rs b/crates/oxc_semantic/tests/main.rs
index 3785974c84fb0..112438059d259 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_semantic/tests/main.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_semantic/tests/main.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ fn get_scope_snapshot(semantic: &Semantic, scopes: impl Iterator<Item = ScopeId>
                         result.push('{');
                         result.push_str(format!("\"flag\": \"{:?}\",", reference.flag()).as_str());
                         result.push_str(format!("\"id\": {index:?},").as_str());
-                        result.push_str(format!("\"name\": {:?},", reference.name()).as_str());
+                        result.push_str(
+                            format!("\"name\": {:?},", semantic.reference_name(reference)).as_str(),
+                        );
                         result.push_str(
                             format!("\"node_id\": {}", reference.node_id().index()).as_str(),
                         );
diff --git a/crates/oxc_transformer/src/typescript/annotations.rs b/crates/oxc_transformer/src/typescript/annotations.rs
index 182afb6a42c91..bc27245ddce78 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_transformer/src/typescript/annotations.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_transformer/src/typescript/annotations.rs
@@ -522,11 +522,7 @@ struct Assignment<'a> {
 impl<'a> Assignment<'a> {
     // Creates `this.name = name`
     fn create_this_property_assignment(&self, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) -> Statement<'a> {
-        let reference_id = ctx.create_bound_reference(
-            self.name.to_compact_str(),
-            self.symbol_id,
-            ReferenceFlag::Read,
-        );
+        let reference_id = ctx.create_bound_reference(self.symbol_id, ReferenceFlag::Read);
         let id = IdentifierReference::new_read(self.span, self.name.clone(), Some(reference_id));
 
         ctx.ast.statement_expression(
diff --git a/crates/oxc_traverse/src/context/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_traverse/src/context/mod.rs
index ee29961d53555..50fa7dfe65e06 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_traverse/src/context/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_traverse/src/context/mod.rs
@@ -351,11 +351,10 @@ impl<'a> TraverseCtx<'a> {
     /// This is a shortcut for `ctx.scoping.create_bound_reference`.
     pub fn create_bound_reference(
         &mut self,
-        name: CompactStr,
         symbol_id: SymbolId,
         flag: ReferenceFlag,
     ) -> ReferenceId {
-        self.scoping.create_bound_reference(name, symbol_id, flag)
+        self.scoping.create_bound_reference(symbol_id, flag)
     }
 
     /// Create an `IdentifierReference` bound to a `SymbolId`.
diff --git a/crates/oxc_traverse/src/context/scoping.rs b/crates/oxc_traverse/src/context/scoping.rs
index 26aa7e50213a2..dc2bed3784309 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_traverse/src/context/scoping.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_traverse/src/context/scoping.rs
@@ -263,12 +263,10 @@ impl TraverseScoping {
     /// Create a reference bound to a `SymbolId`
     pub fn create_bound_reference(
         &mut self,
-        name: CompactStr,
         symbol_id: SymbolId,
         flag: ReferenceFlag,
     ) -> ReferenceId {
-        let reference =
-            Reference::new_with_symbol_id(SPAN, name, AstNodeId::DUMMY, symbol_id, flag);
+        let reference = Reference::new_with_symbol_id(SPAN, AstNodeId::DUMMY, symbol_id, flag);
         let reference_id = self.symbols.create_reference(reference);
         self.symbols.resolved_references[symbol_id].push(reference_id);
         reference_id
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@ impl TraverseScoping {
         symbol_id: SymbolId,
         flag: ReferenceFlag,
     ) -> IdentifierReference<'a> {
-        let reference_id = self.create_bound_reference(name.to_compact_str(), symbol_id, flag);
+        let reference_id = self.create_bound_reference(symbol_id, flag);
         IdentifierReference {
             span,
             name,
@@ -297,7 +295,7 @@ impl TraverseScoping {
         name: CompactStr,
         flag: ReferenceFlag,
     ) -> ReferenceId {
-        let reference = Reference::new(SPAN, name.clone(), AstNodeId::DUMMY, flag);
+        let reference = Reference::new(SPAN, AstNodeId::DUMMY, flag);
         let reference_id = self.symbols.create_reference(reference);
         self.scopes.add_root_unresolved_reference(name, (reference_id, flag));
         reference_id
@@ -330,7 +328,7 @@ impl TraverseScoping {
         flag: ReferenceFlag,
     ) -> ReferenceId {
         if let Some(symbol_id) = symbol_id {
-            self.create_bound_reference(name, symbol_id, flag)
+            self.create_bound_reference(symbol_id, flag)
         } else {
             self.create_unbound_reference(name, flag)
         }