diff --git a/installer/lib/mix/tasks/phx.new.ex b/installer/lib/mix/tasks/phx.new.ex
index dc4807b652..24773ce64d 100644
--- a/installer/lib/mix/tasks/phx.new.ex
+++ b/installer/lib/mix/tasks/phx.new.ex
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.New do
     adapter: :string
   ]
 
+  @reserved_app_names ~w(server table)
+
   @impl true
   def run([version]) when version in ~w(-v --version) do
     Mix.shell().info("Phoenix installer v#{@version}")
@@ -329,7 +331,22 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.New do
   end
 
   defp check_app_name!(name, from_app_flag) do
-    unless name =~ Regex.recompile!(~r/^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$/) do
+    with :ok <- validate_not_reserved(name),
+         :ok <- validate_app_name_format(name, from_app_flag) do
+      :ok
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp validate_not_reserved(name) when name in @reserved_app_names do
+    Mix.raise("Application name cannot be #{inspect(name)} as it is reserved")
+  end
+
+  defp validate_not_reserved(_name), do: :ok
+
+  defp validate_app_name_format(name, from_app_flag) do
+    if name =~ ~r/^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$/ do
+      :ok
+    else
       extra =
         if !from_app_flag do
           ". The application name is inferred from the path, if you'd like to " <>
diff --git a/installer/test/phx_new_test.exs b/installer/test/phx_new_test.exs
index d33502a688..358a396915 100644
--- a/installer/test/phx_new_test.exs
+++ b/installer/test/phx_new_test.exs
@@ -808,4 +808,14 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.NewTest do
                "Creates a new Phoenix project."
     end)
   end
+
+  test "new with reserved name" do
+    assert_raise Mix.Error, ~r/Application name cannot be "server" as it is reserved/, fn ->
+      Mix.Tasks.Phx.New.run(["server"])
+    end
+
+    assert_raise Mix.Error, ~r/Application name cannot be "table" as it is reserved/, fn ->
+      Mix.Tasks.Phx.New.run(["table"])
+    end
+  end
 end