diff --git a/packages/kit/src/loader/nuxt.ts b/packages/kit/src/loader/nuxt.ts
index 892286f5b6..59bec5a534 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/loader/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/loader/nuxt.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { Nuxt, NuxtConfig } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { importModule, tryImportModule } from '../internal/esm'
 import type { LoadNuxtConfigOptions } from './config'
+import { asyncNameStorage } from '../utils'
 
 export interface LoadNuxtOptions extends LoadNuxtConfigOptions {
   /** Load nuxt with development mode */
@@ -40,5 +41,5 @@ export async function buildNuxt (nuxt: Nuxt): Promise<any> {
   const rootDir = pathToFileURL(nuxt.options.rootDir).href
 
   const { build } = await tryImportModule<typeof import('nuxt')>('nuxt-nightly', { paths: rootDir }) || await importModule<typeof import('nuxt')>('nuxt', { paths: rootDir })
-  return build(nuxt)
+  return asyncNameStorage.run(nuxt.__name, () => build(nuxt)) 
 }
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/utils.ts b/packages/kit/src/utils.ts
index fa3f522514..6751269b2b 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/utils.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ export function toArray<T> (value: T | T[]): T[] {
 }
 
 export const MODE_RE = /\.(server|client)(\.\w+)*$/
-
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * async local storage for the name of the current nuxt instance
+ */
 export const asyncNameStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage<string>()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
index 2a11f2f5a2..7efa9b4eec 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ import { ComposableKeysPlugin } from './plugins/composable-keys'
 import { resolveDeepImportsPlugin } from './plugins/resolve-deep-imports'
 import { PrehydrateTransformPlugin } from './plugins/prehydrate'
 import { VirtualFSPlugin } from './plugins/virtual'
-import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto'
+import { randomUUID } from 'uncrypto'
 
 export function createNuxt (options: NuxtOptions): Nuxt {
   const hooks = createHooks<NuxtHooks>()
-  const name = randomUUID() // TODO find project name in package json instead
+  const name = randomUUID()
   const nuxt: Nuxt = {
     _version: version,
     options,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function createNuxt (options: NuxtOptions): Nuxt {
     close: () => hooks.callHook('close', nuxt),
     vfs: {},
     apps: {},
-    name
+    __name: name,
   }
 
   hooks.hookOnce('close', () => { hooks.removeAllHooks() })
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/types/nuxt.ts b/packages/schema/src/types/nuxt.ts
index a17e6354cf..072c5edcdb 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/types/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/types/nuxt.ts
@@ -79,12 +79,11 @@ export interface NuxtApp {
 }
 
 export interface Nuxt {
-  /**
-   * The name of the Nuxt project, this can be useful for build time debugging and mono-repos.
-   * Defaults to a randomUUID
-   */
-  name?: string
   // Private fields.
+  /**
+   * The name of the Nuxt instance, this can be useful for build time debugging and mono-repos.
+   */
+  __name: string
   _version: string
   _ignore?: Ignore
   _dependencies?: Set<string>