diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugByteReporter.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugByteReporter.cpp
index 2c0a8b5db1..5e912612b7 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugByteReporter.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugByteReporter.cpp
@@ -163,25 +163,6 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
         MultiplayerDebugByteReporter::AggregateBytes(byteSize);
     }
 
-    void EntityReporter::ReportDirtyBits(AZ::u32 index, const char* componentName, size_t byteSize)
-    {
-        const char* const prefix = "MB::";
-        if (strncmp(prefix, componentName, 4) == 0)
-        {
-            componentName += strlen(prefix);
-        }
-
-        if (m_currentComponentReport == nullptr)
-        {
-            std::stringstream component;
-            component << "[" << std::setw(2) << std::setfill('0') << static_cast<int>(index) << "]" << " " << componentName;
-            m_currentComponentReport = &m_componentReports[component.str().c_str()];
-        }
-
-        m_currentComponentReport->ReportDirtyBits(byteSize);
-        m_gdeDirtyBytes.AggregateBytes(byteSize);
-    }
-
     void EntityReporter::ReportFragmentEnd()
     {
         if (m_currentComponentReport)
@@ -203,6 +184,7 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
             m_componentReports[componentIter.first].Combine(componentIter.second);
         }
 
+        SetEntityName(other.GetEntityName());
         m_gdeDirtyBytes.Combine(other.m_gdeDirtyBytes);
     }
 
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugByteReporter.h b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugByteReporter.h
index 8977c2e6ba..3cef9caaac 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugByteReporter.h
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugByteReporter.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
         ComponentReporter() = default;
 
         void ReportField(const char* fieldName, size_t byteSize);
-        void ReportDirtyBits(size_t byteSize) { m_componentDirtyBytes.AggregateBytes(byteSize); }
         void ReportFragmentEnd();
 
         using Report = AZStd::pair<AZStd::string, MultiplayerDebugByteReporter*>;
@@ -75,12 +74,18 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
         EntityReporter() = default;
 
         void ReportField(AZ::u32 index, const char* componentName, const char* fieldName, size_t byteSize);
-        void ReportDirtyBits(AZ::u32 index, const char* componentName, size_t byteSize);
         void ReportFragmentEnd();
 
         void Combine(const EntityReporter& other);
         void Reset() override;
 
+        const char* GetEntityName() const { return m_entityName.c_str(); }
+        void SetEntityName(const char* entityName)
+        {
+            // copying because the entity might go away
+            m_entityName = entityName;
+        }
+
         AZStd::map<AZStd::string, ComponentReporter>& GetComponentReports();
         AZStd::size_t GetTotalDirtyBits() const { return m_gdeDirtyBytes.GetTotalBytes(); }
         float GetAvgDirtyBits() const { return m_gdeDirtyBytes.GetAverageBytes(); }
@@ -89,5 +94,6 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
         ComponentReporter* m_currentComponentReport = nullptr;
         AZStd::map<AZStd::string, ComponentReporter> m_componentReports;
         MultiplayerDebugByteReporter m_gdeDirtyBytes;
+        AZStd::string m_entityName;
     };
 }
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugPerEntityReporter.cpp b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugPerEntityReporter.cpp
index c839083f63..3517dfa86a 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugPerEntityReporter.cpp
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugPerEntityReporter.cpp
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
 
         if (ImGui::CollapsingHeader("Receiving Entities"))
         {
-            for (auto& entityPair : m_receivingEntityReports)
+            for (AZStd::pair<AZ::EntityId, EntityReporter>& entityPair : m_receivingEntityReports)
             {
-                if (!filter.PassFilter(entityPair.first.c_str()))
+                if (!filter.PassFilter(entityPair.second.GetEntityName()))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 ImGui::Separator();
-                if (ReplicatedStateTreeNode(entityPair.first, entityPair.second, k_ImGuiDusk))
+                if (ReplicatedStateTreeNode(entityPair.second.GetEntityName(), entityPair.second, k_ImGuiDusk))
                 {
                     DisplayReplicatedStateReport(entityPair.second.GetComponentReports(), m_replicatedStateKbpsWarn, m_replicatedStateMaxSizeWarn);
                     ImGui::TreePop();
@@ -137,15 +137,16 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
 
         if (ImGui::CollapsingHeader("Sending Entities"))
         {
-            for (auto& entityPair : m_sendingEntityReports)
+            for (AZStd::pair<AZ::EntityId, EntityReporter>& entityPair : m_sendingEntityReports)
             {
-                if (!filter.PassFilter(entityPair.first.c_str()))
+                const char* name = entityPair.second.GetEntityName();
+                if (!filter.PassFilter(name))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 ImGui::Separator();
-                if (ReplicatedStateTreeNode(entityPair.first, entityPair.second, k_ImGuiDusk))
+                if (ReplicatedStateTreeNode(name, entityPair.second, k_ImGuiDusk))
                 {
                     DisplayReplicatedStateReport(entityPair.second.GetComponentReports(), m_replicatedStateKbpsWarn, m_replicatedStateMaxSizeWarn);
                     ImGui::TreePop();
@@ -162,9 +163,11 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
         {
         case AzNetworking::SerializerMode::ReadFromObject:
             m_currentSendingEntityReport.Reset();
+            m_currentSendingEntityReport.SetEntityName(entityName);
             break;
         case AzNetworking::SerializerMode::WriteToObject:
             m_currentReceivingEntityReport.Reset();
+            m_currentReceivingEntityReport.SetEntityName(entityName);
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -183,15 +186,15 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
     }
 
     void MultiplayerDebugPerEntityReporter::RecordEntitySerializeStop(AzNetworking::SerializerMode mode,
-        [[maybe_unused]] AZ::EntityId entityId, const char* entityName)
+        [[maybe_unused]] AZ::EntityId entityId, [[maybe_unused]] const char* entityName)
     {
         switch (mode)
         {
         case AzNetworking::SerializerMode::ReadFromObject:
-            m_sendingEntityReports[entityName].Combine(m_currentSendingEntityReport);
+            m_sendingEntityReports[entityId].Combine(m_currentSendingEntityReport);
             break;
         case AzNetworking::SerializerMode::WriteToObject:
-            m_receivingEntityReports[entityName].Combine(m_currentReceivingEntityReport);
+            m_receivingEntityReports[entityId].Combine(m_currentReceivingEntityReport);
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugPerEntityReporter.h b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugPerEntityReporter.h
index 121c4131ed..f34cc2cd35 100644
--- a/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugPerEntityReporter.h
+++ b/Gems/Multiplayer/Code/Source/Debug/MultiplayerDebugPerEntityReporter.h
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ namespace MultiplayerDiagnostics
 
     private:
 
-        AZStd::map<AZStd::string, EntityReporter> m_sendingEntityReports{};
+        AZStd::map<AZ::EntityId, EntityReporter> m_sendingEntityReports{};
         EntityReporter m_currentSendingEntityReport;
 
-        AZStd::map<AZStd::string, EntityReporter> m_receivingEntityReports{};
+        AZStd::map<AZ::EntityId, EntityReporter> m_receivingEntityReports{};
         EntityReporter m_currentReceivingEntityReport;
 
         float m_replicatedStateKbpsWarn = 10.f;