Any command using "name=" in an entity tag results in an error

Any command with an entity tag using name= in it ends in a result of [20:06:36] The entity UUID provided is in an invalid format
For example:
/tp @p @e[name=Bob]
/tp @e[name=Jeff] ~ ~ ~
and they result in...
[20:06:36] The entity UUID provided is in an invalid format