diff --git a/fhir-database-utils/src/main/java/org/linuxforhealth/fhir/database/utils/common/DataDefinitionUtil.java b/fhir-database-utils/src/main/java/org/linuxforhealth/fhir/database/utils/common/DataDefinitionUtil.java
index 545cadc4057..3bacdfafb38 100644
--- a/fhir-database-utils/src/main/java/org/linuxforhealth/fhir/database/utils/common/DataDefinitionUtil.java
+++ b/fhir-database-utils/src/main/java/org/linuxforhealth/fhir/database/utils/common/DataDefinitionUtil.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * Handles common syntax for generating DDL
  */
 public class DataDefinitionUtil {
-    private static final String NAME_PATTERN_RGX = "[a-zA-Z_]\\w*$";
+    private static final String NAME_PATTERN_RGX = "[a-zA-Z_][-\\w]*$";
     private static final Pattern NAME_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(NAME_PATTERN_RGX);
 
     /**