diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index b4a93e2..e8192b3 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -601,6 +601,12 @@ test('handles empty input gracefully', () => {
 					unique: {},
 					uniquenessRatio: 0,
 				},
+				names: {
+					total: 0,
+					totalUnique: 0,
+					unique: {},
+					uniquenessRatio: 0,
+				},
 			},
 			prefixes: {
 				total: 0,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0cba31c..54dae08 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ function analyzeInternal<T extends boolean>(css: string, options: Options, useLo
 	let lineHeights = new Collection(useLocations)
 	let timingFunctions = new Collection(useLocations)
 	let durations = new Collection(useLocations)
+	let animationNames = new Collection(useLocations)
 	let colors = new ContextCollection(useLocations)
 	let colorFormats = new Collection(useLocations)
 	let units = new ContextCollection(useLocations)
@@ -643,6 +644,7 @@ function analyzeInternal<T extends boolean>(css: string, options: Options, useLo
 						lineHeights.p(normalized, valueLoc)
 					}
 				} else if (normalizedProperty === 'transition' || normalizedProperty === 'animation') {
+					let isAnimation = normalizedProperty === 'animation'
 					analyzeAnimation(value, function (item) {
 						if (item.type === 'fn') {
 							timingFunctions.p(item.value.text.toLowerCase(), valueLoc)
@@ -650,6 +652,8 @@ function analyzeInternal<T extends boolean>(css: string, options: Options, useLo
 							durations.p(item.value.text.toLowerCase(), valueLoc)
 						} else if (item.type === 'keyword') {
 							valueKeywords.p(item.value.text.toLowerCase(), valueLoc)
+						} else if (item.type === 'name' && isAnimation) {
+							animationNames.p(item.value.text, valueLoc)
 						}
 					})
 					return SKIP
@@ -676,6 +680,12 @@ function analyzeInternal<T extends boolean>(css: string, options: Options, useLo
 							timingFunctions.p(child.text, valueLoc)
 						}
 					}
+				} else if (normalizedProperty === 'animation-name') {
+					for (let child of value.children) {
+						if (is_identifier(child) && !keywords.has(child.name)) {
+							animationNames.p(child.text, valueLoc)
+						}
+					}
 				} else if (normalizedProperty === 'container-name') {
 					containerNames.p(text, valueLoc)
 				} else if (normalizedProperty === 'container') {
@@ -1054,6 +1064,7 @@ function analyzeInternal<T extends boolean>(css: string, options: Options, useLo
 			animations: {
 				durations: durations.c(),
 				timingFunctions: timingFunctions.c(),
+				names: animationNames.c(),
 			},
 			prefixes: vendorPrefixedValues.c(),
 			browserhacks: valueBrowserhacks.c(),
diff --git a/src/values/animations.test.ts b/src/values/animations.test.ts
index 8d39142..2a51e13 100644
--- a/src/values/animations.test.ts
+++ b/src/values/animations.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { test } from 'vitest'
 import { expect } from 'vitest'
 import { analyze } from '../index.js'
+import { parse_value } from '@projectwallace/css-parser/parse-value'
+import { analyzeAnimation } from './animations.js'
 
 test('finds simple durations', () => {
 	const fixture = `
@@ -223,6 +225,110 @@ test('analyzes animations/transitions with value lists', () => {
 			},
 			uniquenessRatio: 5 / 8,
 		},
+		names: {
+			total: 4,
+			totalUnique: 1,
+			unique: {
+				ANIMATION_NAME: 4,
+			},
+			uniquenessRatio: 1 / 4,
+		},
 	}
 	expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
 })
+
+test('emits name for custom animation name identifier', () => {
+	const names: string[] = []
+	analyzeAnimation(parse_value('slide-in 300ms ease-out forwards'), (item) => {
+		if (item.type === 'name') names.push(item.value.text)
+	})
+	expect(names).toEqual(['slide-in'])
+})
+
+test('emits name for each animation in a value list', () => {
+	const names: string[] = []
+	analyzeAnimation(parse_value('slide-in 1s, fade-out 2s'), (item) => {
+		if (item.type === 'name') names.push(item.value.text)
+	})
+	expect(names).toEqual(['slide-in', 'fade-out'])
+})
+
+test('does not emit name for animation direction keywords', () => {
+	const names: string[] = []
+	for (const kw of ['normal', 'reverse', 'alternate', 'alternate-reverse']) {
+		analyzeAnimation(parse_value(`my-anim 1s ${kw}`), (item) => {
+			if (item.type === 'name') names.push(item.value.text)
+		})
+	}
+	expect(names).toEqual(['my-anim', 'my-anim', 'my-anim', 'my-anim'])
+})
+
+test('does not emit name for animation fill-mode keywords', () => {
+	const names: string[] = []
+	for (const kw of ['forwards', 'backwards', 'both']) {
+		analyzeAnimation(parse_value(`my-anim 1s ${kw}`), (item) => {
+			if (item.type === 'name') names.push(item.value.text)
+		})
+	}
+	expect(names).toEqual(['my-anim', 'my-anim', 'my-anim'])
+})
+
+test('does not emit name for animation play-state keywords', () => {
+	const names: string[] = []
+	for (const kw of ['running', 'paused']) {
+		analyzeAnimation(parse_value(`my-anim 1s ${kw}`), (item) => {
+			if (item.type === 'name') names.push(item.value.text)
+		})
+	}
+	expect(names).toEqual(['my-anim', 'my-anim'])
+})
+
+test('does not emit name for infinite iteration-count', () => {
+	const names: string[] = []
+	analyzeAnimation(parse_value('my-anim 1s infinite'), (item) => {
+		if (item.type === 'name') names.push(item.value.text)
+	})
+	expect(names).toEqual(['my-anim'])
+})
+
+test('does not emit name for timing-function keywords', () => {
+	const names: string[] = []
+	for (const kw of [
+		'ease',
+		'linear',
+		'ease-in',
+		'ease-out',
+		'ease-in-out',
+		'step-start',
+		'step-end',
+	]) {
+		analyzeAnimation(parse_value(`my-anim 1s ${kw}`), (item) => {
+			if (item.type === 'name') names.push(item.value.text)
+		})
+	}
+	expect(names).toEqual([
+		'my-anim',
+		'my-anim',
+		'my-anim',
+		'my-anim',
+		'my-anim',
+		'my-anim',
+		'my-anim',
+	])
+})
+
+test('does not emit name for none keyword', () => {
+	const names: string[] = []
+	analyzeAnimation(parse_value('none'), (item) => {
+		if (item.type === 'name') names.push(item.value.text)
+	})
+	expect(names).toEqual([])
+})
+
+test('emits name for dashed-ident animation names', () => {
+	const names: string[] = []
+	analyzeAnimation(parse_value('--my-name 1s ease-in'), (item) => {
+		if (item.type === 'name') names.push(item.value.text)
+	})
+	expect(names).toEqual(['--my-name'])
+})
diff --git a/src/values/animations.ts b/src/values/animations.ts
index 34598a4..a710389 100644
--- a/src/values/animations.ts
+++ b/src/values/animations.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@ const TIMING_KEYWORDS = new KeywordSet([
 
 const TIMING_FUNCTION_VALUES = new KeywordSet(['cubic-bezier', 'steps'])
 
+// All identifier keywords valid in an animation shorthand that are NOT the animation name
+const ANIMATION_NON_NAME_KEYWORDS = new KeywordSet([
+	// animation-direction
+	'normal',
+	'reverse',
+	'alternate',
+	'alternate-reverse',
+	// animation-fill-mode (none is covered by the global keywords set)
+	'forwards',
+	'backwards',
+	'both',
+	// animation-play-state
+	'running',
+	'paused',
+	// animation-iteration-count
+	'infinite',
+])
+
 export function analyzeAnimation(
 	value: Value,
 	cb: ({ type, value }: { type: string; value: CSSNode }) => void,
@@ -49,6 +67,11 @@ export function analyzeAnimation(
 					type: 'keyword',
 					value: node,
 				})
+			} else if (!ANIMATION_NON_NAME_KEYWORDS.has(node.name)) {
+				cb({
+					type: 'name',
+					value: node,
+				})
 			}
 		} else if (is_function(node) && TIMING_FUNCTION_VALUES.has(node.name)) {
 			cb({