diff --git a/core/modules/contact/tests/modules/contact_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_contact_link.yml b/core/modules/contact/tests/modules/contact_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_contact_link.yml
index 680ab67..61a9940 100644
--- a/core/modules/contact/tests/modules/contact_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_contact_link.yml
+++ b/core/modules/contact/tests/modules/contact_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_contact_link.yml
@@ -99,9 +99,8 @@ display:
           element_default_classes: true
           empty: ''
           hide_alter_empty: true
-          anonymous_text: ''
-          format_username: true
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
         contact:
diff --git a/core/modules/content_translation/tests/modules/content_translation_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_entity_translations_link.yml b/core/modules/content_translation/tests/modules/content_translation_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_entity_translations_link.yml
index 1767c67..87da0bb 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_translation/tests/modules/content_translation_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_entity_translations_link.yml
+++ b/core/modules/content_translation/tests/modules/content_translation_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_entity_translations_link.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ display:
           table: users_field_data
           field: name
           label: Username
-          link_to_user: true
-          format_username: true
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
         translation_link:
diff --git a/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.content.yml b/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.content.yml
index a3387be..9a1a7f3 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.content.yml
+++ b/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.content.yml
@@ -208,11 +208,8 @@ display:
           hide_empty: false
           empty_zero: false
           hide_alter_empty: true
-          link_to_user: true
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
-          anonymous_text: ''
-          format_username: true
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
         status:
diff --git a/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.content_recent.yml b/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.content_recent.yml
index 7cd39e1..1ad0161 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.content_recent.yml
+++ b/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.content_recent.yml
@@ -185,13 +185,10 @@ display:
           hide_empty: false
           empty_zero: false
           hide_alter_empty: true
-          link_to_user: true
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
-          anonymous_text: ''
-          format_username: true
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
         edit_node:
           id: edit_node
           table: node
diff --git a/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.glossary.yml b/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.glossary.yml
index b0de110..08add9d 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.glossary.yml
+++ b/core/modules/node/config/optional/views.view.glossary.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ display:
           label: Author
           link_to_user: true
           relationship: uid
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           group_type: group
           admin_label: ''
           exclude: false
diff --git a/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.user_admin_people.yml b/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.user_admin_people.yml
index 01a48e8..e2d6a5f 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.user_admin_people.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.user_admin_people.yml
@@ -237,11 +237,8 @@ display:
           hide_empty: false
           empty_zero: false
           hide_alter_empty: true
-          link_to_user: true
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
-          anonymous_text: ''
-          format_username: true
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
         status:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.who_s_new.yml b/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.who_s_new.yml
index 0f10a8d..7905b35 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.who_s_new.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.who_s_new.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ display:
           table: users_field_data
           field: name
           label: ''
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           alter:
             alter_text: false
             make_link: false
@@ -70,8 +71,6 @@ display:
             html: false
           hide_empty: false
           empty_zero: false
-          link_to_user: true
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
           relationship: none
           group_type: group
           admin_label: ''
@@ -86,8 +85,6 @@ display:
           element_default_classes: true
           empty: ''
           hide_alter_empty: true
-          anonymous_text: ''
-          format_username: true
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
       filters:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.who_s_online.yml b/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.who_s_online.yml
index db54c5b..d34de2a 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.who_s_online.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/config/optional/views.view.who_s_online.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ display:
           table: users_field_data
           field: name
           label: ''
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           alter:
             alter_text: false
             make_link: false
@@ -77,8 +78,6 @@ display:
             html: false
           hide_empty: false
           empty_zero: false
-          link_to_user: true
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
           relationship: none
           group_type: group
           admin_label: ''
@@ -93,8 +92,6 @@ display:
           element_default_classes: true
           empty: ''
           hide_alter_empty: true
-          anonymous_text: ''
-          format_username: true
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
       filters:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/config/schema/user.views.schema.yml b/core/modules/user/config/schema/user.views.schema.yml
index 16573f4..8ed38cb 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/config/schema/user.views.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/config/schema/user.views.schema.yml
@@ -87,20 +87,6 @@ views.field.user_mail:
   type: views_field_user
   label: 'User language'
 
-views.field.user_name:
-  type: views_field_user
-  label: 'User name'
-  mapping:
-    format_username:
-      type: boolean
-      label: 'Use formatted username'
-    overwrite_anonymous:
-      type: boolean
-      label: 'Overwrite the value to display for anonymous users'
-    anonymous_text:
-      type: label
-      label: 'Text to display for anonymous users'
-
 views.field.user_permissions:
   type: views.field.prerender_list
   label: 'List of permission'
@@ -132,10 +118,6 @@ views.filter.user_current:
   type: views.filter.boolean
   label: 'Current user'
 
-views.filter.user_name:
-  type: views.filter.in_operator
-  label: 'User name'
-
 views.filter.user_permissions:
   type: views.filter.many_to_one
   label: 'Permission'
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/UserFormatter.php b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/UserFormatter.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5594b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/UserFormatter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\user\Plugin\Field\FieldFormatter\UserFormatter.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\user\Plugin\Field\FieldFormatter;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterBase;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin implementation of the 'user_name' formatter.
+ *
+ * @FieldFormatter(
+ *   id = "user_name",
+ *   label = @Translation("User name"),
+ *   description = @Translation("Display the user or author name."),
+ *   field_types = {
+ *     "string"
+ *   }
+ * )
+ */
+class UserFormatter extends FormatterBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items) {
+    $elements = array();
+
+    foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
+      /** @var $username \Drupal\user\UserInterface */
+      if ($username = $item->getEntity()) {
+        $elements[$delta] = array(
+          '#theme' => 'username',
+          '#account' => $username,
+          '#link_options' => array('attributes' => array('rel' => 'user')),
+          '#cache' => array(
+            'tags' => $username->getCacheTags(),
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $elements;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function isApplicable(FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition) {
+    return $field_definition->getName() == 'username';
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/views/field/Name.php b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/views/field/Name.php
deleted file mode 100644
index cc91eea..0000000
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/views/field/Name.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Definition of Drupal\user\Plugin\views\field\Name.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\user\Plugin\views\field;
-
-use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
-use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
-use Drupal\user\Plugin\views\field\User;
-use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\display\DisplayPluginBase;
-use Drupal\views\ResultRow;
-use Drupal\views\ViewExecutable;
-
-/**
- * Field handler to provide simple renderer that allows using a themed user link.
- *
- * @ingroup views_field_handlers
- *
- * @ViewsField("user_name")
- */
-class Name extends User {
-
-  /**
-   * Overrides \Drupal\user\Plugin\views\field\User::init().
-   *
-   * Add uid in the query so we can test for anonymous if needed.
-   */
-  public function init(ViewExecutable $view, DisplayPluginBase $display, array &$options = NULL) {
-    parent::init($view, $display, $options);
-
-    if (!empty($this->options['overwrite_anonymous']) || !empty($this->options['format_username'])) {
-      $this->additional_fields['uid'] = 'uid';
-    }
-  }
-
-  protected function defineOptions() {
-    $options = parent::defineOptions();
-
-    $options['overwrite_anonymous'] = array('default' => FALSE);
-    $options['anonymous_text'] = array('default' => '');
-    $options['format_username'] = array('default' => TRUE);
-
-    return $options;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function buildOptionsForm(&$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
-    parent::buildOptionsForm($form, $form_state);
-
-    $form['format_username'] = array(
-      '#title' => $this->t('Use formatted username'),
-      '#type' => 'checkbox',
-      '#default_value' => !empty($this->options['format_username']),
-      '#description' => $this->t('If checked, the username will be formatted by the system. If unchecked, it will be displayed raw.'),
-    );
-    $form['overwrite_anonymous'] = array(
-      '#title' => $this->t('Overwrite the value to display for anonymous users'),
-      '#type' => 'checkbox',
-      '#default_value' => !empty($this->options['overwrite_anonymous']),
-      '#description' => $this->t('Enable to display different text for anonymous users.'),
-    );
-    $form['anonymous_text'] = array(
-      '#title' => $this->t('Text to display for anonymous users'),
-      '#type' => 'textfield',
-      '#default_value' => $this->options['anonymous_text'],
-      '#states' => array(
-        'visible' => array(
-          ':input[name="options[overwrite_anonymous]"]' => array('checked' => TRUE),
-        ),
-      ),
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function renderLink($data, ResultRow $values) {
-    if (!empty($this->options['link_to_user']) || !empty($this->options['overwrite_anonymous']) || !empty($this->options['format_username'])) {
-      $account = entity_create('user');
-      $account->uid = $this->getValue($values, 'uid');
-      $account->name = $this->getValue($values);
-      if (!empty($this->options['overwrite_anonymous']) && !$account->id()) {
-        // This is an anonymous user, and we're overriting the text.
-        return String::checkPlain($this->options['anonymous_text']);
-      }
-      elseif (!empty($this->options['link_to_user'])) {
-        $account->name = $this->getValue($values);
-        $username = array(
-          '#theme' => 'username',
-          '#account' => $account,
-        );
-        return drupal_render($username);
-      }
-      // If we want a formatted username, do that.
-      if (!empty($this->options['format_username'])) {
-        return user_format_name($account);
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Otherwise, there's no special handling, so return the data directly.
-    return $data;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/views/wizard/Users.php b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/views/wizard/Users.php
index aa6488e..171bf4b 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/views/wizard/Users.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/views/wizard/Users.php
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ protected function defaultDisplayOptions() {
     $display_options['fields']['name']['alter']['html'] = 0;
     $display_options['fields']['name']['hide_empty'] = 0;
     $display_options['fields']['name']['empty_zero'] = 0;
-    $display_options['fields']['name']['link_to_user'] = 1;
-    $display_options['fields']['name']['overwrite_anonymous'] = 0;
-    $display_options['fields']['name']['plugin_id'] = 'user_name';
+    $display_options['fields']['name']['plugin_id'] = 'field';
 
     return $display_options;
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Tests/Views/HandlerFieldUserNameTest.php b/core/modules/user/src/Tests/Views/HandlerFieldUserNameTest.php
index 8312b11..9fce98d 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Tests/Views/HandlerFieldUserNameTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Tests/Views/HandlerFieldUserNameTest.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public function testUserName() {
     $view = Views::getView('test_views_handler_field_user_name');
     $view->initHandlers();
     $view->field['name']->options['link_to_user'] = TRUE;
+    $view->field['name']->options['type'] = 'user_name';
     $view->field['name']->init($view, $view->getDisplay('default'));
     $this->executeView($view);
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public function testUserName() {
     $this->assertTrue(strpos($render, 'user/1') !== FALSE, 'If link to user is checked the link to the user should appear as well.');
 
     $view->field['name']->options['link_to_user'] = FALSE;
+    $view->field['name']->options['type'] = 'user_name';
     $username = $view->result[0]->users_field_data_name = $this->randomMachineName();
     $view->result[0]->uid = 1;
     $render = $view->field['name']->advancedRender($view->result[0]);
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/UserViewsData.php b/core/modules/user/src/UserViewsData.php
index 621da71..2704fe6 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/UserViewsData.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/UserViewsData.php
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ public function getViewsData() {
     );
 
     $data['users_field_data']['name']['help'] = t('The user or author name.');
-    $data['users_field_data']['name']['field']['id'] = 'user_name';
+    $data['users_field_data']['name']['field']['id'] = 'field';
+    $data['users_field_data']['name']['field']['default_formatter'] = 'user_name';
     $data['users_field_data']['name']['filter']['title'] = t('Name (raw)');
     $data['users_field_data']['name']['filter']['help'] = t('The user or author name. This filter does not check if the user exists and allows partial matching. Does not use autocomplete.');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_field_permission.yml b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_field_permission.yml
index a9090c0..7fd0c08 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_field_permission.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_field_permission.yml
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ display:
           hide_empty: false
           empty_zero: false
           hide_alter_empty: true
-          link_to_user: false
-          plugin_id: user
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: uid
         permission:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_filter_permission.yml b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_filter_permission.yml
index 53c2355..5cc9537 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_filter_permission.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_filter_permission.yml
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ display:
           hide_empty: false
           empty_zero: false
           hide_alter_empty: true
-          link_to_user: false
-          plugin_id: user
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: uid
       filters:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_groupwise_user.yml b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_groupwise_user.yml
index 33d89fc..f9eaa6e 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_groupwise_user.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_groupwise_user.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ display:
           field: name
           id: name
           table: users_field_data
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
         nid:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_user_data.yml b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_user_data.yml
index 30842f5..9bdb32a 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_user_data.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_user_data.yml
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ display:
             html: false
           hide_empty: false
           empty_zero: false
-          link_to_user: true
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
         data:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_user_relationship.yml b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_user_relationship.yml
index b6b2953..7e44245 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_user_relationship.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_user_relationship.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ display:
           hide_alter_empty: false
           hide_empty: false
           id: name
-          link_to_user: true
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
           table: users_field_data
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
         title:
@@ -89,9 +88,9 @@ display:
           hide_alter_empty: false
           hide_empty: false
           id: uid
-          link_to_user: true
           table: users_field_data
-          plugin_id: user
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: uid
       pager:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_views_handler_field_role.yml b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_views_handler_field_role.yml
index 315c891..7cfbca9 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_views_handler_field_role.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_views_handler_field_role.yml
@@ -85,11 +85,8 @@ display:
           hide_empty: false
           empty_zero: false
           hide_alter_empty: true
-          link_to_user: true
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
-          anonymous_text: ''
-          format_username: true
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
         roles_target_id:
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_views_handler_field_user_name.yml b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_views_handler_field_user_name.yml
index 8136550..c0c3e94 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_views_handler_field_user_name.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/modules/user_test_views/test_views/views.view.test_views_handler_field_user_name.yml
@@ -36,11 +36,9 @@ display:
           hide_empty: false
           id: name
           label: ''
-          link_to_user: false
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
-          format_username: false
           table: users_field_data
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
       pager:
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_alias.yml b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_alias.yml
index 174ed8d..da36f2f 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_alias.yml
+++ b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_alias.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ display:
           hide_empty: false
           id: name
           label: ''
-          link_to_user: true
-          overwrite_anonymous: false
           table: users_field_data
-          plugin_id: user_name
+          plugin_id: field
+          type: user_name
           entity_type: user
           entity_field: name
       filters: