diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/65558-iam_cert-require-name.yml b/changelogs/fragments/65558-iam_cert-require-name.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2458c8491ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/65558-iam_cert-require-name.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- iam_cert - make `name` a required field.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_cert.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_cert.py
index ced5f9d1805..ecdab0ae3e3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_cert.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_cert.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def main():
     argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
     argument_spec.update(dict(
         state=dict(required=True, choices=['present', 'absent']),
-        name=dict(),
+        name=dict(required=True),
         cert=dict(),
         key=dict(no_log=True),
         cert_chain=dict(),
diff --git a/test/sanity/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
index 2ec00125895..7453139360d 100644
--- a/test/sanity/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance.py validate-modules:parameter-ty
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_info.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_info.py validate-modules:doc-required-mismatch
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_info.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
-lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_cert.py validate-modules:doc-required-mismatch
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_policy.py validate-modules:doc-required-mismatch
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/atomic/atomic_container.py validate-modules:doc-missing-type
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/atomic/atomic_container.py validate-modules:doc-required-mismatch