diff --git a/b_asic/process.py b/b_asic/process.py
index 161a6af9eb06ecb50d6ef76de93ea9c1bba2afab..c6a4b91cf7203fb765d5796fcb78508ba52be1be 100644
--- a/b_asic/process.py
+++ b/b_asic/process.py
@@ -19,20 +19,14 @@ class Process:
         Start time of process.
     execution_time : int
         Execution time (lifetime) of process.
-    name : str, optional
-        The name of the process. If not provided, generate a name.
+    name : str, default: ""
+        The name of the process.
     """
 
-    def __init__(
-        self, start_time: int, execution_time: int, name: Optional[str] = None
-    ):
+    def __init__(self, start_time: int, execution_time: int, name: str = ""):
         self._start_time = start_time
         self._execution_time = execution_time
-        if name is None:
-            self._name = f"Proc. {Process._name_cnt}"
-            Process._name_cnt += 1
-        else:
-            self._name = name
+        self._name = name
 
     def __lt__(self, other):
         return self._start_time < other.start_time or (
@@ -60,9 +54,6 @@ class Process:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"Process({self.start_time}, {self.execution_time}, {self.name!r})"
 
-    # Static counter for default names
-    _name_cnt = 0
-
 
 class OperatorProcess(Process):
     """
@@ -117,8 +108,8 @@ class MemoryVariable(Process):
     write_port : :class:`~b_asic.port.OutputPort`
         The OutputPort that the memory variable originates from.
     reads : dict
-        Dictionary with :class:`~b_asic.port.InputPort` that reads the memory variable as key and
-        for how long after the *write_time* it will read.
+        Dictionary with :class:`~b_asic.port.InputPort` that reads the memory variable
+        as key and for how long after the *write_time* it will read.
     name : str, optional
         The name of the process.
     """
@@ -196,6 +187,10 @@ class PlainMemoryVariable(Process):
         self._life_times = tuple(reads.values())
         self._write_port = write_port
         self._reads = reads
+        if name is None:
+            name = f"Var. {PlainMemoryVariable._name_cnt}"
+            PlainMemoryVariable._name_cnt += 1
+
         super().__init__(
             start_time=write_time,
             execution_time=max(self._life_times),
@@ -224,3 +219,6 @@ class PlainMemoryVariable(Process):
             f"PlainMemoryVariable({self.start_time}, {self.write_port},"
             f" {reads!r}, {self.name!r})"
         )
+
+    # Static counter for default names
+    _name_cnt = 0
diff --git a/test/test_process.py b/test/test_process.py
index f02fe882a621dc968d97b179392b7d3847149fa0..213003afd72b920c64344582dc4f3365ad28c1e7 100644
--- a/test/test_process.py
+++ b/test/test_process.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def test_PlainMemoryVariable():
     assert mem.execution_time == 2
     assert mem.life_times == (1, 2)
     assert mem.read_ports == (4, 5)
-    assert repr(mem) == "PlainMemoryVariable(3, 0, {4: 1, 5: 2}, 'Proc. 0')"
+    assert repr(mem) == "PlainMemoryVariable(3, 0, {4: 1, 5: 2}, 'Var. 0')"
 
     mem2 = PlainMemoryVariable(2, 0, {4: 2, 5: 3}, 'foo')
     assert repr(mem2) == "PlainMemoryVariable(2, 0, {4: 2, 5: 3}, 'foo')"