diff --git a/packages/utils/src/route.js b/packages/utils/src/route.js
index 95dc8f238e..cc619c1877 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/route.js
+++ b/packages/utils/src/route.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const flatRoutes = function flatRoutes (router, fileName = '', routes = [
   return routes
 }
 
-function cleanChildrenRoutes (routes, isChild = false, routeNameSplitter = '-') {
+function cleanChildrenRoutes (routes, isChild = false, routeNameSplitter = '-', trailingSlash) {
   let start = -1
   const regExpIndex = new RegExp(`${routeNameSplitter}index$`)
   const routesIndex = []
@@ -68,10 +68,15 @@ function cleanChildrenRoutes (routes, isChild = false, routeNameSplitter = '-')
     }
     route.name = route.name.replace(regExpIndex, '')
     if (route.children) {
-      if (route.children.find(child => child.path === '')) {
+      const indexRoutePath = trailingSlash === false ? '/' : ''
+      const defaultChildRoute = route.children.find(child => child.path === indexRoutePath)
+      if (defaultChildRoute) {
+        if (trailingSlash === false) {
+          defaultChildRoute.name = route.name
+        }
         delete route.name
       }
-      route.children = cleanChildrenRoutes(route.children, true, routeNameSplitter)
+      route.children = cleanChildrenRoutes(route.children, true, routeNameSplitter, trailingSlash)
     }
   })
   return routes
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ export const createRoutes = function createRoutes ({
   })
 
   sortRoutes(routes)
-  return cleanChildrenRoutes(routes, false, routeNameSplitter)
+  return cleanChildrenRoutes(routes, false, routeNameSplitter, trailingSlash)
 }
 
 // Guard dir1 from dir2 which can be indiscriminately removed
diff --git a/packages/utils/test/__snapshots__/route.test.js.snap b/packages/utils/test/__snapshots__/route.test.js.snap
index 1285e2b64d..9731bddd91 100644
--- a/packages/utils/test/__snapshots__/route.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/utils/test/__snapshots__/route.test.js.snap
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ Array [
     ],
     "chunkName": "pages/another_route/_id",
     "component": "/some/nuxt/app/pages/another_route/_id.vue",
-    "name": "another_route-id",
     "path": "/another_route/:id?",
     "pathToRegexpOptions": Object {
       "strict": true,