diff --git a/components/fan/binary.rst b/components/fan/binary.rst
index c7328c5e7..69414e351 100644
--- a/components/fan/binary.rst
+++ b/components/fan/binary.rst
@@ -27,13 +27,10 @@ Configuration variables:
 
 - **output** (**Required**, :ref:`config-id`): The id of the
   binary output component to use for this fan.
-- **name** (**Required**, string): The name for this fan.
 - **oscillation_output** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): The id of the
   :ref:`output <output>` to use for the oscillation state of this fan. Default is empty.
 - **direction_output** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): The id of the
   :ref:`output <output>` to use for the direction state of the fan. Default is empty.
-- **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify
-  the ID used for code generation.
 - All other options from :ref:`Fan Component <config-fan>`.
 
 See Also
diff --git a/components/fan/hbridge.rst b/components/fan/hbridge.rst
index 7e4295f8c..120fcb173 100644
--- a/components/fan/hbridge.rst
+++ b/components/fan/hbridge.rst
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ Configuration variables:
 - **speed_count** (*Optional*, int): Set the number of supported discrete speed levels. The value is used
   to calculate the percentages for each speed. E.g. ``2`` means that you have 50% and 100% while ``100``
   will allow 1% increments in the output. Defaults to ``100``.
-- **name** (**Required**, string): The name for this fan.
-- **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.
 - **preset_modes** (*Optional*): A list of preset modes for this fan. Preset modes can be used in automations (i.e. `on_preset_set`).
 - All other options from :ref:`Fan Component <config-fan>`.
 
diff --git a/components/fan/index.rst b/components/fan/index.rst
index 9e68a0d17..c0e34ef05 100644
--- a/components/fan/index.rst
+++ b/components/fan/index.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Base Fan Configuration
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **name** (**Required**, string): The name of the fan.
+- **id** (*Optional*, string): Manually specify the ID for code generation. At least one of **id** and **name** must be specified.
+- **name** (*Optional*, string): The name of the fan. At least one of **id** and **name** must be specified.
 
   .. note::
 
diff --git a/components/fan/speed.rst b/components/fan/speed.rst
index e23f0b009..28af893b8 100644
--- a/components/fan/speed.rst
+++ b/components/fan/speed.rst
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ supports speed settings.
 Configuration variables:
 ------------------------
 
-- **name** (*Optional*, string): The name for this fan.
 - **output** (**Required**, :ref:`config-id`): The id of the :ref:`float output <output>` to use for this fan.
 - **oscillation_output** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): The id of the
   :ref:`output <output>` to use for the oscillation state of this fan. Default is empty.
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ Configuration variables:
 - **speed_count** (*Optional*, int): Set the number of supported discrete speed levels. The value is used
   to calculate the percentages for each speed. E.g. ``2`` means that you have 50% and 100% while ``100``
   will allow 1% increments in the output. Defaults to ``100``.
-- **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.
 - **preset_modes** (*Optional*): A list of preset modes for this fan. Preset modes can be used in automations (i.e. `on_preset_set`).
 - All other options from :ref:`Fan Component <config-fan>`.
 
diff --git a/components/fan/template.rst b/components/fan/template.rst
index 75c36ce8e..19a9e04a5 100644
--- a/components/fan/template.rst
+++ b/components/fan/template.rst
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ The ``template`` fan platform lets you create a fan interface using only trigger
 Configuration variables:
 ------------------------
 
-- **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.
-- **name** (*Optional*, string): The name for this fan.
 - **has_direction** (*Optional*, boolean): Indicates if there should be a control for direction.  Default is ``false``.
 - **has_oscillating** (*Optional*, boolean): Indicates if there should be a control for oscillating.  Default is ``false``.
 - **speed_count** (*Optional*, int): Set the number of supported discrete speed levels.  Default is only on/off.
diff --git a/components/fan/tuya.rst b/components/fan/tuya.rst
index 8eb3136f4..7bfe09cbc 100644
--- a/components/fan/tuya.rst
+++ b/components/fan/tuya.rst
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ Based on this, you can create the fan as follows:
 Configuration variables:
 ------------------------
 
-- **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.
-- **name** (**Required**, string): The name of the fan.
 - **speed_datapoint** (**Required**, int): The datapoint id number of the fan speed.
 - **switch_datapoint** (**Required**, int): The datapoint id number of the fan switch.
 - **oscillation_datapoint** (*Optional*, int): The datapoint id number of the oscillation