diff --git a/runtime/lib/object.cc b/runtime/lib/object.cc
index 1da4aa3aa1a..8d7c48fe1f4 100644
--- a/runtime/lib/object.cc
+++ b/runtime/lib/object.cc
@@ -209,10 +209,8 @@ DEFINE_NATIVE_ENTRY(Object_instanceOf, 0, 4) {
     THR_Print("Native Object.instanceOf: result %s\n", result_str);
     const AbstractType& instance_type =
         AbstractType::Handle(zone, instance.GetType(Heap::kNew));
-    THR_Print("  instance type: %s\n",
-              String::Handle(zone, instance_type.Name()).ToCString());
-    THR_Print("  test type: %s\n",
-              String::Handle(zone, type.Name()).ToCString());
+    THR_Print("  instance type: %s\n", instance_type.NameCString());
+    THR_Print("  test type: %s\n", type.NameCString());
   }
   return Bool::Get(is_instance_of).ptr();
 }
diff --git a/runtime/vm/compiler/api/print_filter.cc b/runtime/vm/compiler/api/print_filter.cc
index 4abe1e940ab..a02847949e7 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/compiler/api/print_filter.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/compiler/api/print_filter.cc
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ static bool PassesFilter(const char* filter,
 #endif
 
   char* save_ptr;  // Needed for strtok_r.
-  const char* scrubbed_name =
-      String::Handle(function.QualifiedScrubbedName()).ToCString();
+  const char* scrubbed_name = function.QualifiedScrubbedNameCString();
   const char* function_name = function.ToFullyQualifiedCString();
   intptr_t function_name_len = strlen(function_name);
 
diff --git a/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il.cc b/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il.cc
index 8f5030ca248..f7c6e51e664 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il.cc
@@ -6218,7 +6218,7 @@ void CheckNullInstr::AddMetadataForRuntimeCall(CheckNullInstr* check_null,
 void BoxAllocationSlowPath::EmitNativeCode(FlowGraphCompiler* compiler) {
   if (compiler::Assembler::EmittingComments()) {
     __ Comment("%s slow path allocation of %s", instruction()->DebugName(),
-               String::Handle(cls_.ScrubbedName()).ToCString());
+               cls_.ScrubbedNameCString());
   }
   __ Bind(entry_label());
   const auto& stub = Code::ZoneHandle(
diff --git a/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il_printer.cc b/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il_printer.cc
index cf9bd97b3c3..2268292802d 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il_printer.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/il_printer.cc
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ void FlowGraphPrinter::PrintTypeCheck(const ParsedFunction& parsed_function,
       "%s type check: compile type %s is %s specific than "
       "type '%s' of '%s'.\n",
       eliminated ? "Eliminated" : "Generated", compile_type_name,
-      eliminated ? "more" : "not more",
-      String::Handle(dst_type.Name()).ToCString(), dst_name.ToCString());
+      eliminated ? "more" : "not more", dst_type.NameCString(),
+      dst_name.ToCString());
 }
 
 static void PrintTargetsHelper(BaseTextBuffer* f,
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void StoreStaticFieldInstr::PrintOperandsTo(BaseTextBuffer* f) const {
 
 void InstanceOfInstr::PrintOperandsTo(BaseTextBuffer* f) const {
   value()->PrintTo(f);
-  f->Printf(" IS %s,", String::Handle(type().Name()).ToCString());
+  f->Printf(" IS %s,", type().NameCString());
   f->AddString(" instantiator_type_args(");
   instantiator_type_arguments()->PrintTo(f);
   f->AddString("), function_type_args(");
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ void AllocationInstr::PrintOperandsTo(BaseTextBuffer* f) const {
 }
 
 void AllocateObjectInstr::PrintOperandsTo(BaseTextBuffer* f) const {
-  f->Printf("cls=%s", String::Handle(cls().ScrubbedName()).ToCString());
+  f->Printf("cls=%s", cls().ScrubbedNameCString());
   if (InputCount() > 0 || Identity().IsNotAliased()) {
     f->AddString(", ");
   }
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ void AllocateObjectInstr::PrintOperandsTo(BaseTextBuffer* f) const {
 }
 
 void MaterializeObjectInstr::PrintOperandsTo(BaseTextBuffer* f) const {
-  f->Printf("%s", String::Handle(cls_.ScrubbedName()).ToCString());
+  f->Printf("%s", cls_.ScrubbedNameCString());
   for (intptr_t i = 0; i < InputCount(); i++) {
     f->AddString(", ");
     f->Printf("%s: ", slots_[i]->Name());
diff --git a/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/type_propagator.cc b/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/type_propagator.cc
index ad1f7fbb14f..709816287e2 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/type_propagator.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/compiler/backend/type_propagator.cc
@@ -1038,11 +1038,9 @@ void CompileType::PrintTo(BaseTextBuffer* f) const {
   } else if ((cid_ != kIllegalCid) && (cid_ != kDynamicCid)) {
     const Class& cls =
         Class::Handle(IsolateGroup::Current()->class_table()->At(cid_));
-    type_name = String::Handle(cls.ScrubbedName()).ToCString();
+    type_name = cls.ScrubbedNameCString();
   } else if (type_ != nullptr) {
-    type_name = type_->IsDynamicType()
-                    ? "*"
-                    : String::Handle(type_->ScrubbedName()).ToCString();
+    type_name = type_->IsDynamicType() ? "*" : type_->ScrubbedNameCString();
   } else if (!is_nullable()) {
     type_name = "!null";
   }
diff --git a/runtime/vm/object.cc b/runtime/vm/object.cc
index f0a3f6c921a..861758bbf92 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/object.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/object.cc
@@ -21446,24 +21446,36 @@ const char* AbstractType::NullabilitySuffix(
 }
 
 StringPtr AbstractType::Name() const {
+  return Symbols::New(Thread::Current(), NameCString());
+}
+
+const char* AbstractType::NameCString() const {
   Thread* thread = Thread::Current();
   ZoneTextBuffer printer(thread->zone());
   PrintName(kInternalName, &printer);
-  return Symbols::New(thread, printer.buffer());
+  return printer.buffer();
 }
 
 StringPtr AbstractType::UserVisibleName() const {
+  return Symbols::New(Thread::Current(), UserVisibleNameCString());
+}
+
+const char* AbstractType::UserVisibleNameCString() const {
   Thread* thread = Thread::Current();
   ZoneTextBuffer printer(thread->zone());
   PrintName(kUserVisibleName, &printer);
-  return Symbols::New(thread, printer.buffer());
+  return printer.buffer();
 }
 
 StringPtr AbstractType::ScrubbedName() const {
+  return Symbols::New(Thread::Current(), ScrubbedNameCString());
+}
+
+const char* AbstractType::ScrubbedNameCString() const {
   Thread* thread = Thread::Current();
   ZoneTextBuffer printer(thread->zone());
   PrintName(kScrubbedName, &printer);
-  return Symbols::New(thread, printer.buffer());
+  return printer.buffer();
 }
 
 void AbstractType::PrintName(NameVisibility name_visibility,
diff --git a/runtime/vm/object.h b/runtime/vm/object.h
index bc3cd29d4b9..ae3b6cb2ece 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/object.h
+++ b/runtime/vm/object.h
@@ -9087,15 +9087,18 @@ class AbstractType : public Instance {
   virtual const char* NullabilitySuffix(NameVisibility name_visibility) const;
 
   // The name of this type, including the names of its type arguments, if any.
-  virtual StringPtr Name() const;
+  StringPtr Name() const;
+  const char* NameCString() const;
 
   // The name of this type, including the names of its type arguments, if any.
   // Names of internal classes are mapped to their public interfaces.
-  virtual StringPtr UserVisibleName() const;
+  StringPtr UserVisibleName() const;
+  const char* UserVisibleNameCString() const;
 
   // The name of this type, including the names of its type arguments, if any.
   // Privacy suffixes are dropped.
-  virtual StringPtr ScrubbedName() const;
+  StringPtr ScrubbedName() const;
+  const char* ScrubbedNameCString() const;
 
   // Return the internal or public name of this type, including the names of its
   // type arguments, if any.
diff --git a/runtime/vm/runtime_entry.cc b/runtime/vm/runtime_entry.cc
index 2d128b26ea9..ec885398278 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/runtime_entry.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/runtime_entry.cc
@@ -626,9 +626,8 @@ static void PrintSubtypeCheck(const AbstractType& subtype,
 
   LogBlock lb;
   THR_Print("SubtypeCheck: '%s' %d %s '%s' %d (pc: %#" Px ").\n",
-            String::Handle(subtype.Name()).ToCString(), subtype.type_class_id(),
-            result ? "is" : "is !",
-            String::Handle(supertype.Name()).ToCString(),
+            subtype.NameCString(), subtype.type_class_id(),
+            result ? "is" : "is !", supertype.NameCString(),
             supertype.type_class_id(), caller_frame->pc());
 
   const Function& function =
@@ -840,21 +839,19 @@ static void PrintTypeCheck(const char* message,
   LogBlock lb;
   if (type.IsInstantiated()) {
     THR_Print("%s: '%s' %d %s '%s' %d (pc: %#" Px ").\n", message,
-              String::Handle(instance_type.Name()).ToCString(),
-              instance_type.type_class_id(),
+              instance_type.NameCString(), instance_type.type_class_id(),
               (result.ptr() == Bool::True().ptr()) ? "is" : "is !",
-              String::Handle(type.Name()).ToCString(), type.type_class_id(),
-              caller_frame->pc());
+              type.NameCString(), type.type_class_id(), caller_frame->pc());
   } else {
     // Instantiate type before printing.
     const AbstractType& instantiated_type = AbstractType::Handle(
         type.InstantiateFrom(instantiator_type_arguments,
                              function_type_arguments, kAllFree, Heap::kOld));
     THR_Print("%s: '%s' %s '%s' instantiated from '%s' (pc: %#" Px ").\n",
-              message, String::Handle(instance_type.Name()).ToCString(),
+              message, instance_type.NameCString(),
               (result.ptr() == Bool::True().ptr()) ? "is" : "is !",
-              String::Handle(instantiated_type.Name()).ToCString(),
-              String::Handle(type.Name()).ToCString(), caller_frame->pc());
+              instantiated_type.NameCString(), type.NameCString(),
+              caller_frame->pc());
   }
   const Function& function =
       Function::Handle(caller_frame->LookupDartFunction());