diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index d5800e7b0..183003195 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
             length: { maximum: 50 },
             email: true,
             allow_blank: true
-  validates :name, length: { maximum: 100 }
+  validates :name, length: { minimum: 1, maximum: 100 }
   validates :username,
             presence: true,
             uniqueness: { case_sensitive: false },
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 55d6c7712..234acb541 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
       expect(user.old_old_username).to eq(old_username)
     end
 
+    it "does not allow too short or too long name" do
+      user.name = ""
+      expect(user).not_to be_valid
+      user.name = Faker::Lorem.paragraph_by_chars(200)
+      expect(user).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
     it "does not accept invalid employer url" do
       user.employer_url = "ben.com"
       expect(user).not_to be_valid