diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
index 574b5db5afb6846..075905d4943024e 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def Process(ctx, *args, **kwds):
         return ctx.Process(*args, **kwds)
 
     def __init__(self, processes=None, initializer=None, initargs=(),
-                 maxtasksperchild=None, context=None):
+                 maxtasksperchild=None, context=None, name='Process-Pool'):
         self._ctx = context or get_context()
         self._setup_queues()
         self._taskqueue = queue.SimpleQueue()
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ def __init__(self, processes=None, initializer=None, initargs=(),
         self._maxtasksperchild = maxtasksperchild
         self._initializer = initializer
         self._initargs = initargs
+        self._name = name
 
         if processes is None:
             processes = os.cpu_count() or 1
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ def __init__(self, processes=None, initializer=None, initargs=(),
         self._repopulate_pool()
 
         self._worker_handler = threading.Thread(
+            name='{}-Worker-Handler'.format(self._name),
             target=Pool._handle_workers,
             args=(self._cache, self._taskqueue, self._ctx, self.Process,
                   self._processes, self._pool, self._inqueue, self._outqueue,
@@ -187,7 +189,9 @@ def __init__(self, processes=None, initializer=None, initargs=(),
         self._worker_handler._state = RUN
         self._worker_handler.start()
 
+
         self._task_handler = threading.Thread(
+            name='{}-Task-Handler'.format(self._name),
             target=Pool._handle_tasks,
             args=(self._taskqueue, self._quick_put, self._outqueue,
                   self._pool, self._cache)
@@ -197,6 +201,7 @@ def __init__(self, processes=None, initializer=None, initargs=(),
         self._task_handler.start()
 
         self._result_handler = threading.Thread(
+            name='{}-Result-Handler'.format(self._name),
             target=Pool._handle_results,
             args=(self._outqueue, self._quick_get, self._cache)
             )
@@ -235,17 +240,19 @@ def _repopulate_pool(self):
                                             self._outqueue, self._initializer,
                                             self._initargs,
                                             self._maxtasksperchild,
-                                            self._wrap_exception)
+                                            self._wrap_exception,
+                                            self._name)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _repopulate_pool_static(ctx, Process, processes, pool, inqueue,
                                 outqueue, initializer, initargs,
-                                maxtasksperchild, wrap_exception):
+                                maxtasksperchild, wrap_exception, name):
         """Bring the number of pool processes up to the specified number,
         for use after reaping workers which have exited.
         """
         for i in range(processes - len(pool)):
             w = Process(ctx, target=worker,
+                        name='{}-Worker-{}'.format(name, i),
                         args=(inqueue, outqueue,
                               initializer,
                               initargs, maxtasksperchild,
@@ -824,8 +831,8 @@ def Process(ctx, *args, **kwds):
         from .dummy import Process
         return Process(*args, **kwds)
 
-    def __init__(self, processes=None, initializer=None, initargs=()):
-        Pool.__init__(self, processes, initializer, initargs)
+    def __init__(self, processes=None, initializer=None, initargs=(), name='Thread-Pool'):
+        Pool.__init__(self, processes, initializer, initargs, name=name)
 
     def _setup_queues(self):
         self._inqueue = queue.SimpleQueue()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-10-17-09-09-51.bpo-34996.lzdfsg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-10-17-09-09-51.bpo-34996.lzdfsg.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..5dc6427e68a079d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-10-17-09-09-51.bpo-34996.lzdfsg.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add name paramter to process and thread pool