diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py
index ea1ec0496a002..1067464474d0c 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py
@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@ class EmrServerlessStartJobOperator(BaseOperator):
         "execution_role_arn",
         "job_driver",
         "configuration_overrides",
+        "name",
     )
 
     template_fields_renderers = {
@@ -1226,7 +1227,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.configuration_overrides = configuration_overrides
         self.wait_for_completion = wait_for_completion
         self.config = config or {}
-        self.name = name or self.config.pop("name", f"emr_serverless_job_airflow_{uuid4()}")
+        self.name = name
         self.waiter_max_attempts = int(waiter_max_attempts)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
         self.waiter_delay = int(waiter_delay)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
         self.job_id: str | None = None
@@ -1268,6 +1269,7 @@ def execute(self, context: Context, event: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> str
                 status_args=["application.state", "application.stateDetails"],
             )
         self.log.info("Starting job on Application: %s", self.application_id)
+        self.name = self.name or self.config.pop("name", f"emr_serverless_job_airflow_{uuid4()}")
         response = self.hook.conn.start_job_run(
             clientToken=self.client_request_token,
             applicationId=self.application_id,
diff --git a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_serverless.py b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_serverless.py
index f72cebbfec760..edb2ddc0f922c 100644
--- a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_serverless.py
+++ b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_serverless.py
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ def test_job_run_app_started(self, mock_conn, mock_get_waiter):
             job_driver=job_driver,
             configuration_overrides=configuration_overrides,
         )
-        default_name = operator.name
         id = operator.execute(None)
+        default_name = operator.name
 
         assert operator.wait_for_completion is True
         mock_conn.get_application.assert_called_once_with(applicationId=application_id)
@@ -413,11 +413,12 @@ def test_job_run_job_failed(self, mock_conn, mock_get_waiter):
             job_driver=job_driver,
             configuration_overrides=configuration_overrides,
         )
-        default_name = operator.name
         with pytest.raises(AirflowException) as ex_message:
             id = operator.execute(None)
             assert id == job_run_id
         assert "Serverless Job failed:" in str(ex_message.value)
+        default_name = operator.name
+
         mock_conn.get_application.assert_called_once_with(applicationId=application_id)
         mock_conn.start_job_run.assert_called_once_with(
             clientToken=client_request_token,
@@ -446,9 +447,8 @@ def test_job_run_app_not_started(self, mock_conn, mock_get_waiter):
             job_driver=job_driver,
             configuration_overrides=configuration_overrides,
         )
-        default_name = operator.name
-
         id = operator.execute(None)
+        default_name = operator.name
 
         assert operator.wait_for_completion is True
         mock_conn.get_application.assert_called_once_with(applicationId=application_id)
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ def test_job_run_app_not_started_no_wait_for_completion(self, mock_conn, mock_ge
             configuration_overrides=configuration_overrides,
             wait_for_completion=False,
         )
-        default_name = operator.name
         id = operator.execute(None)
+        default_name = operator.name
 
         mock_conn.get_application.assert_called_once_with(applicationId=application_id)
         mock_get_waiter().wait.assert_called_once()
@@ -550,9 +550,10 @@ def test_job_run_app_started_no_wait_for_completion(self, mock_conn, mock_get_wa
             configuration_overrides=configuration_overrides,
             wait_for_completion=False,
         )
-        default_name = operator.name
         id = operator.execute(None)
         assert id == job_run_id
+        default_name = operator.name
+
         mock_conn.start_job_run.assert_called_once_with(
             clientToken=client_request_token,
             applicationId=application_id,
@@ -581,11 +582,11 @@ def test_failed_start_job_run(self, mock_conn, mock_get_waiter):
             job_driver=job_driver,
             configuration_overrides=configuration_overrides,
         )
-        default_name = operator.name
         with pytest.raises(AirflowException) as ex_message:
             operator.execute(None)
-
         assert "EMR serverless job failed to start:" in str(ex_message.value)
+        default_name = operator.name
+
         mock_conn.get_application.assert_called_once_with(applicationId=application_id)
         mock_get_waiter().wait.assert_called_once()
         mock_conn.start_job_run.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -619,11 +620,11 @@ def test_start_job_run_fail_on_wait_for_completion(self, mock_conn, mock_get_wai
             job_driver=job_driver,
             configuration_overrides=configuration_overrides,
         )
-        default_name = operator.name
         with pytest.raises(AirflowException) as ex_message:
             operator.execute(None)
-
         assert "Serverless Job failed:" in str(ex_message.value)
+        default_name = operator.name
+
         mock_conn.get_application.call_count == 2
         mock_conn.start_job_run.assert_called_once_with(
             clientToken=client_request_token,