diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyName.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyName.java
index ec2bdbca570..2c8bd8b64e4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyName.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyName.java
@@ -510,6 +510,18 @@ public final class ConfigurationPropertyName implements Comparable<Configuration
 		return of(name, false);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return a {@link ConfigurationPropertyName} for the specified string or {@code null}
+	 * if the name is not valid.
+	 * @param name the source name
+	 * @return a {@link ConfigurationPropertyName} instance
+	 * @throws InvalidConfigurationPropertyNameException if the name is not valid
+	 * @since 2.3.1
+	 */
+	public static ConfigurationPropertyName ofIfValid(CharSequence name) {
+		return of(name, true);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return a {@link ConfigurationPropertyName} for the specified string.
 	 * @param name the source name
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/SystemEnvironmentPropertyMapper.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/SystemEnvironmentPropertyMapper.java
index 5b21e5f30d6..f921bbca4ba 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/SystemEnvironmentPropertyMapper.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/SystemEnvironmentPropertyMapper.java
@@ -116,16 +116,11 @@ final class SystemEnvironmentPropertyMapper implements PropertyMapper {
 		if (!hasDashedEntries(name)) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		StringBuilder legacyCompatibleName = buildLegacyCompatibleName(name);
-		try {
-			return ConfigurationPropertyName.of(legacyCompatibleName).isAncestorOf(candidate);
-		}
-		catch (Exception ex) {
-			return false;
-		}
+		ConfigurationPropertyName legacyCompatibleName = buildLegacyCompatibleName(name);
+		return legacyCompatibleName != null && legacyCompatibleName.isAncestorOf(candidate);
 	}
 
-	private StringBuilder buildLegacyCompatibleName(ConfigurationPropertyName name) {
+	private ConfigurationPropertyName buildLegacyCompatibleName(ConfigurationPropertyName name) {
 		StringBuilder legacyCompatibleName = new StringBuilder();
 		for (int i = 0; i < name.getNumberOfElements(); i++) {
 			if (i != 0) {
@@ -133,7 +128,7 @@ final class SystemEnvironmentPropertyMapper implements PropertyMapper {
 			}
 			legacyCompatibleName.append(name.getElement(i, Form.DASHED).replace('-', '.'));
 		}
-		return legacyCompatibleName;
+		return ConfigurationPropertyName.ofIfValid(legacyCompatibleName);
 	}
 
 	boolean hasDashedEntries(ConfigurationPropertyName name) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyNameTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyNameTests.java
index 46687853318..ee12aab0c20 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyNameTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/source/ConfigurationPropertyNameTests.java
@@ -210,6 +210,18 @@ class ConfigurationPropertyNameTests {
 		assertThat(name.append("foo").toString()).isEqualTo("foo");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void ofIfValidWhenNameIsValidReturnsName() {
+		ConfigurationPropertyName name = ConfigurationPropertyName.ofIfValid("spring.bo-ot");
+		assertThat(name).hasToString("spring.bo-ot");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void ofIfValidWhenNameIsNotValidReturnsNull() {
+		ConfigurationPropertyName name = ConfigurationPropertyName.ofIfValid("spring.bo!oot");
+		assertThat(name).isNull();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void adaptWhenNameIsNullShouldThrowException() {
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> ConfigurationPropertyName.adapt(null, '.'))