diff --git a/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.cpp b/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.cpp
index 35e98d7360..4cf639a01f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ static const char *const TAG = "adalight_light_effect";
 static const uint32_t ADALIGHT_ACK_INTERVAL = 1000;
 static const uint32_t ADALIGHT_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT = 1000;
 
-AdalightLightEffect::AdalightLightEffect(const std::string &name) : AddressableLightEffect(name) {}
+AdalightLightEffect::AdalightLightEffect(const char *name) : AddressableLightEffect(name) {}
 
 void AdalightLightEffect::start() {
   AddressableLightEffect::start();
diff --git a/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.h b/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.h
index 72faf44269..bb7319c99c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/adalight/adalight_light_effect.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace adalight {
 
 class AdalightLightEffect : public light::AddressableLightEffect, public uart::UARTDevice {
  public:
-  AdalightLightEffect(const std::string &name);
+  AdalightLightEffect(const char *name);
 
   void start() override;
   void stop() override;
diff --git a/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.cpp b/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.cpp
index 4d1f98ab6c..780e181f04 100644
--- a/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace e131 {
 static const char *const TAG = "e131_addressable_light_effect";
 static const int MAX_DATA_SIZE = (sizeof(E131Packet::values) - 1);
 
-E131AddressableLightEffect::E131AddressableLightEffect(const std::string &name) : AddressableLightEffect(name) {}
+E131AddressableLightEffect::E131AddressableLightEffect(const char *name) : AddressableLightEffect(name) {}
 
 int E131AddressableLightEffect::get_data_per_universe() const { return get_lights_per_universe() * channels_; }
 
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ bool E131AddressableLightEffect::process_(int universe, const E131Packet &packet
       std::min(it->size(), std::min(output_offset + get_lights_per_universe(), output_offset + packet.count - 1));
   auto *input_data = packet.values + 1;
 
-  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Applying data for '%s' on %d universe, for %" PRId32 "-%d.", get_name().c_str(), universe,
-           output_offset, output_end);
+  ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Applying data for '%s' on %d universe, for %" PRId32 "-%d.", get_name(), universe, output_offset,
+           output_end);
 
   switch (channels_) {
     case E131_MONO:
diff --git a/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.h b/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.h
index 17d7bd2829..381e08163b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/e131/e131_addressable_light_effect.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ enum E131LightChannels { E131_MONO = 1, E131_RGB = 3, E131_RGBW = 4 };
 
 class E131AddressableLightEffect : public light::AddressableLightEffect {
  public:
-  E131AddressableLightEffect(const std::string &name);
+  E131AddressableLightEffect(const char *name);
 
   void start() override;
   void stop() override;
diff --git a/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.cpp b/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.cpp
index 25577ccc11..d26b7a1750 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const int DEFAULT_BLANK_TIME = 1000;
 
 static const char *const TAG = "wled_light_effect";
 
-WLEDLightEffect::WLEDLightEffect(const std::string &name) : AddressableLightEffect(name) {}
+WLEDLightEffect::WLEDLightEffect(const char *name) : AddressableLightEffect(name) {}
 
 void WLEDLightEffect::start() {
   AddressableLightEffect::start();
diff --git a/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.h b/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.h
index a591e1fd1a..6da5f4e9f9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/wled/wled_light_effect.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace wled {
 
 class WLEDLightEffect : public light::AddressableLightEffect {
  public:
-  WLEDLightEffect(const std::string &name);
+  WLEDLightEffect(const char *name);
 
   void start() override;
   void stop() override;