diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/65557-iam-make-name-required.yml b/changelogs/fragments/65557-iam-make-name-required.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81e2602e396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/65557-iam-make-name-required.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- iam - make `name` a required field.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam.py
index 9f375046514..7ff7f74be1f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ options:
       - Type of IAM resource.
     choices: ["user", "group", "role"]
     type: str
+    required: true
   name:
     description:
       - Name of IAM resource to create or identify.
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ def main():
             'Active', 'Inactive', 'Create', 'Remove']),
         access_key_ids=dict(type='list', default=None, required=False),
         key_count=dict(type='int', default=1, required=False),
-        name=dict(default=None, required=False),
+        name=dict(required=True),
         trust_policy_filepath=dict(default=None, required=False),
         trust_policy=dict(type='dict', default=None, required=False),
         new_name=dict(default=None, required=False),
diff --git a/test/sanity/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
index a6f811f71b5..2ec00125895 100644
--- a/test/sanity/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance.py validate-modules:parameter-ty
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_info.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_info.py validate-modules:doc-required-mismatch
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_info.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
-lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam.py validate-modules:doc-required-mismatch
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_cert.py validate-modules:doc-required-mismatch
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_policy.py validate-modules:doc-required-mismatch
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/atomic/atomic_container.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type