diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index b00499324d..be70c53b6c 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
         "../rtc_base:logging",
         "../rtc_base:network_constants",
         "../rtc_base:safe_conversions",
+        "../rtc_base:stringutils",
         "../rtc_base:timeutils",
         "../stats:rtc_stats",
         "../system_wrappers:field_trial",
diff --git a/sdk/android/BUILD.gn b/sdk/android/BUILD.gn
index 94353f3a36..c649e3cf5e 100644
--- a/sdk/android/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/android/BUILD.gn
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ if (current_os == "linux" || is_android) {
       ":native_api_jni",
       ":peerconnection_jni",
       "../../pc:peerconnection",
+      "../../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../../system_wrappers:metrics",
     ]
   }
diff --git a/sdk/android/src/jni/android_metrics.cc b/sdk/android/src/jni/android_metrics.cc
index e021ef407a..01398cc77f 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/jni/android_metrics.cc
+++ b/sdk/android/src/jni/android_metrics.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 
+#include "rtc_base/string_utils.h"
 #include "sdk/android/generated_metrics_jni/Metrics_jni.h"
 #include "sdk/android/native_api/jni/java_types.h"
 #include "sdk/android/src/jni/jni_helpers.h"
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ static void JNI_Metrics_Enable(JNIEnv* jni) {
 static ScopedJavaLocalRef<jobject> JNI_Metrics_GetAndReset(JNIEnv* jni) {
   ScopedJavaLocalRef<jobject> j_metrics = Java_Metrics_Constructor(jni);
 
-  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>> histograms;
+  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>,
+           rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>
+      histograms;
   metrics::GetAndReset(&histograms);
   for (const auto& kv : histograms) {
     // Create and add samples to `HistogramInfo`.
diff --git a/sdk/objc/api/peerconnection/RTCMetrics.mm b/sdk/objc/api/peerconnection/RTCMetrics.mm
index b3ad352084..87eb8c0210 100644
--- a/sdk/objc/api/peerconnection/RTCMetrics.mm
+++ b/sdk/objc/api/peerconnection/RTCMetrics.mm
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 
 #import "RTCMetricsSampleInfo+Private.h"
 
+#include "rtc_base/string_utils.h"
+
 void RTCEnableMetrics(void) {
   webrtc::metrics::Enable();
 }
 
 NSArray<RTC_OBJC_TYPE(RTCMetricsSampleInfo) *> *RTCGetAndResetMetrics(void) {
-  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<webrtc::metrics::SampleInfo>>
+  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<webrtc::metrics::SampleInfo>, rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>
       histograms;
   webrtc::metrics::GetAndReset(&histograms);
 
diff --git a/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn b/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn
index 40c208b17d..4e424d969a 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn
+++ b/system_wrappers/BUILD.gn
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ rtc_library("system_wrappers") {
     deps += [ "../rtc_base:win32" ]
   }
 
-  deps += [
-    "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics",
-  ]
+  deps += [ "../rtc_base:rtc_numerics" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("field_trial") {
@@ -107,8 +105,10 @@ rtc_library("metrics") {
     "../rtc_base:atomicops",
     "../rtc_base:checks",
     "../rtc_base:macromagic",
+    "../rtc_base:stringutils",
     "../rtc_base/synchronization:mutex",
   ]
+  absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings" ]
 }
 
 rtc_library("denormal_disabler") {
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ if (rtc_include_tests && !build_with_chromium) {
       ":system_wrappers",
       "../rtc_base:checks",
       "../rtc_base:random",
+      "../rtc_base:stringutils",
       "../test:rtc_expect_death",
       "../test:test_main",
       "../test:test_support",
diff --git a/system_wrappers/include/field_trial.h b/system_wrappers/include/field_trial.h
index 5256142b70..eb57f2908e 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/include/field_trial.h
+++ b/system_wrappers/include/field_trial.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 //    WEBRTC_EXCLUDE_FIELD_TRIAL_DEFAULT (if GN is used this can be achieved
 //    by setting the GN arg rtc_exclude_field_trial_default to true).
 // 2. Provide an implementation of:
-//    std::string webrtc::field_trial::FindFullName(const std::string& trial).
+//    std::string webrtc::field_trial::FindFullName(absl::string_view trial).
 //
 // They are designed to wire up directly to chrome field trials and to speed up
 // developers by reducing the need to wire APIs to control whether a feature is
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ std::string FindFullName(absl::string_view name);
 // Convenience method, returns true iff FindFullName(name) return a string that
 // starts with "Enabled".
 // TODO(tommi): Make sure all implementations support this.
-inline bool IsEnabled(const char* name) {
+inline bool IsEnabled(absl::string_view name) {
   return FindFullName(name).find("Enabled") == 0;
 }
 
 // Convenience method, returns true iff FindFullName(name) return a string that
 // starts with "Disabled".
-inline bool IsDisabled(const char* name) {
+inline bool IsDisabled(absl::string_view name) {
   return FindFullName(name).find("Disabled") == 0;
 }
 
@@ -87,14 +87,15 @@ void InitFieldTrialsFromString(const char* trials_string);
 const char* GetFieldTrialString();
 
 // Validates the given field trial string.
-bool FieldTrialsStringIsValid(const char* trials_string);
+bool FieldTrialsStringIsValid(absl::string_view trials_string);
 
 // Merges two field trial strings.
 //
 // If a key (trial) exists twice with conflicting values (groups), the value
 // in 'second' takes precedence.
 // Shall only be called with valid FieldTrial strings.
-std::string MergeFieldTrialsStrings(const char* first, const char* second);
+std::string MergeFieldTrialsStrings(absl::string_view first,
+                                    absl::string_view second);
 
 }  // namespace field_trial
 }  // namespace webrtc
diff --git a/system_wrappers/include/metrics.h b/system_wrappers/include/metrics.h
index c29a727df9..7bf7983aa3 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/include/metrics.h
+++ b/system_wrappers/include/metrics.h
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "rtc_base/atomic_ops.h"
 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
+#include "rtc_base/string_utils.h"
 
 #if defined(RTC_DISABLE_METRICS)
 #define RTC_METRICS_ENABLED 0
@@ -76,12 +78,12 @@ void NoOp(const Ts&...) {}
 //    by setting the GN arg rtc_exclude_metrics_default to true).
 // 2. Provide implementations of:
 //    Histogram* webrtc::metrics::HistogramFactoryGetCounts(
-//        const std::string& name, int sample, int min, int max,
+//        absl::string_view name, int sample, int min, int max,
 //        int bucket_count);
 //    Histogram* webrtc::metrics::HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(
-//        const std::string& name, int sample, int boundary);
+//        absl::string_view name, int sample, int boundary);
 //    void webrtc::metrics::HistogramAdd(
-//        Histogram* histogram_pointer, const std::string& name, int sample);
+//        Histogram* histogram_pointer, absl::string_view name, int sample);
 //
 // Example usage:
 //
@@ -188,7 +190,6 @@ void NoOp(const Ts&...) {}
       webrtc::metrics::HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(name, boundary))
 
 // The name of the histogram should not vary.
-// TODO(asapersson): Consider changing string to const char*.
 #define RTC_HISTOGRAM_COMMON_BLOCK(constant_name, sample,                  \
                                    factory_get_invocation)                 \
   do {                                                                     \
@@ -371,32 +372,31 @@ class Histogram;
 // histogram).
 
 // Get histogram for counters.
-Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCounts(const std::string& name,
+Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCounts(absl::string_view name,
                                      int min,
                                      int max,
                                      int bucket_count);
 
 // Get histogram for counters with linear bucket spacing.
-Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCountsLinear(const std::string& name,
+Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCountsLinear(absl::string_view name,
                                            int min,
                                            int max,
                                            int bucket_count);
 
 // Get histogram for enumerators.
 // `boundary` should be above the max enumerator sample.
-Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(const std::string& name,
-                                          int boundary);
+Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(absl::string_view name, int boundary);
 
 // Get sparse histogram for enumerators.
 // `boundary` should be above the max enumerator sample.
-Histogram* SparseHistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(const std::string& name,
+Histogram* SparseHistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(absl::string_view name,
                                                 int boundary);
 
 // Function for adding a `sample` to a histogram.
 void HistogramAdd(Histogram* histogram_pointer, int sample);
 
 struct SampleInfo {
-  SampleInfo(const std::string& name, int min, int max, size_t bucket_count);
+  SampleInfo(absl::string_view name, int min, int max, size_t bucket_count);
   ~SampleInfo();
 
   const std::string name;
@@ -412,7 +412,8 @@ void Enable();
 
 // Gets histograms and clears all samples.
 void GetAndReset(
-    std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<SampleInfo>>* histograms);
+    std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<SampleInfo>, rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>*
+        histograms);
 
 // Functions below are mainly for testing.
 
@@ -420,17 +421,17 @@ void GetAndReset(
 void Reset();
 
 // Returns the number of times the `sample` has been added to the histogram.
-int NumEvents(const std::string& name, int sample);
+int NumEvents(absl::string_view name, int sample);
 
 // Returns the total number of added samples to the histogram.
-int NumSamples(const std::string& name);
+int NumSamples(absl::string_view name);
 
 // Returns the minimum sample value (or -1 if the histogram has no samples).
-int MinSample(const std::string& name);
+int MinSample(absl::string_view name);
 
 // Returns a map with keys the samples with at least one event and values the
 // number of events for that sample.
-std::map<int, int> Samples(const std::string& name);
+std::map<int, int> Samples(absl::string_view name);
 
 }  // namespace metrics
 }  // namespace webrtc
diff --git a/system_wrappers/source/field_trial.cc b/system_wrappers/source/field_trial.cc
index 1eac3ddaa2..db49f635d0 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/source/field_trial.cc
+++ b/system_wrappers/source/field_trial.cc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ bool FieldTrialsStringIsValidInternal(const absl::string_view trials) {
 }
 }  // namespace
 
-bool FieldTrialsStringIsValid(const char* trials_string) {
+bool FieldTrialsStringIsValid(absl::string_view trials_string) {
   return FieldTrialsStringIsValidInternal(trials_string);
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ void InsertOrReplaceFieldTrialStringsInMap(
   }
 }
 
-std::string MergeFieldTrialsStrings(const char* first, const char* second) {
+std::string MergeFieldTrialsStrings(absl::string_view first,
+                                    absl::string_view second) {
   std::map<std::string, std::string> fieldtrial_map;
   InsertOrReplaceFieldTrialStringsInMap(&fieldtrial_map, first);
   InsertOrReplaceFieldTrialStringsInMap(&fieldtrial_map, second);
diff --git a/system_wrappers/source/metrics.cc b/system_wrappers/source/metrics.cc
index 8c9cf0c574..0063405752 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/source/metrics.cc
+++ b/system_wrappers/source/metrics.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "rtc_base/string_utils.h"
 #include "rtc_base/synchronization/mutex.h"
 #include "rtc_base/thread_annotations.h"
 
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ const int kMaxSampleMapSize = 300;
 
 class RtcHistogram {
  public:
-  RtcHistogram(const std::string& name, int min, int max, int bucket_count)
+  RtcHistogram(absl::string_view name, int min, int max, int bucket_count)
       : min_(min), max_(max), info_(name, min, max, bucket_count) {
     RTC_DCHECK_GT(bucket_count, 0);
   }
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ class RtcHistogramMap {
   RtcHistogramMap(const RtcHistogramMap&) = delete;
   RtcHistogramMap& operator=(const RtcHistogramMap&) = delete;
 
-  Histogram* GetCountsHistogram(const std::string& name,
+  Histogram* GetCountsHistogram(absl::string_view name,
                                 int min,
                                 int max,
                                 int bucket_count) {
@@ -121,23 +123,24 @@ class RtcHistogramMap {
       return reinterpret_cast<Histogram*>(it->second.get());
 
     RtcHistogram* hist = new RtcHistogram(name, min, max, bucket_count);
-    map_[name].reset(hist);
+    map_.emplace(name, hist);
     return reinterpret_cast<Histogram*>(hist);
   }
 
-  Histogram* GetEnumerationHistogram(const std::string& name, int boundary) {
+  Histogram* GetEnumerationHistogram(absl::string_view name, int boundary) {
     MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
     const auto& it = map_.find(name);
     if (it != map_.end())
       return reinterpret_cast<Histogram*>(it->second.get());
 
     RtcHistogram* hist = new RtcHistogram(name, 1, boundary, boundary + 1);
-    map_[name].reset(hist);
+    map_.emplace(name, hist);
     return reinterpret_cast<Histogram*>(hist);
   }
 
-  void GetAndReset(
-      std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<SampleInfo>>* histograms) {
+  void GetAndReset(std::map<std::string,
+                            std::unique_ptr<SampleInfo>,
+                            rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>* histograms) {
     MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
     for (const auto& kv : map_) {
       std::unique_ptr<SampleInfo> info = kv.second->GetAndReset();
@@ -153,25 +156,25 @@ class RtcHistogramMap {
       kv.second->Reset();
   }
 
-  int NumEvents(const std::string& name, int sample) const {
+  int NumEvents(absl::string_view name, int sample) const {
     MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
     const auto& it = map_.find(name);
     return (it == map_.end()) ? 0 : it->second->NumEvents(sample);
   }
 
-  int NumSamples(const std::string& name) const {
+  int NumSamples(absl::string_view name) const {
     MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
     const auto& it = map_.find(name);
     return (it == map_.end()) ? 0 : it->second->NumSamples();
   }
 
-  int MinSample(const std::string& name) const {
+  int MinSample(absl::string_view name) const {
     MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
     const auto& it = map_.find(name);
     return (it == map_.end()) ? -1 : it->second->MinSample();
   }
 
-  std::map<int, int> Samples(const std::string& name) const {
+  std::map<int, int> Samples(absl::string_view name) const {
     MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
     const auto& it = map_.find(name);
     return (it == map_.end()) ? std::map<int, int>() : it->second->Samples();
@@ -179,8 +182,8 @@ class RtcHistogramMap {
 
  private:
   mutable Mutex mutex_;
-  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<RtcHistogram>> map_
-      RTC_GUARDED_BY(mutex_);
+  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<RtcHistogram>, rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>
+      map_ RTC_GUARDED_BY(mutex_);
 };
 
 // RtcHistogramMap is allocated upon call to Enable().
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ RtcHistogramMap* GetMap() {
 // Creates (or finds) histogram.
 // The returned histogram pointer is cached (and used for adding samples in
 // subsequent calls).
-Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCounts(const std::string& name,
+Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCounts(absl::string_view name,
                                      int min,
                                      int max,
                                      int bucket_count) {
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCounts(const std::string& name,
 // Creates (or finds) histogram.
 // The returned histogram pointer is cached (and used for adding samples in
 // subsequent calls).
-Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCountsLinear(const std::string& name,
+Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCountsLinear(absl::string_view name,
                                            int min,
                                            int max,
                                            int bucket_count) {
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetCountsLinear(const std::string& name,
 // Creates (or finds) histogram.
 // The returned histogram pointer is cached (and used for adding samples in
 // subsequent calls).
-Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(const std::string& name,
+Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(absl::string_view name,
                                           int boundary) {
   RtcHistogramMap* map = GetMap();
   if (!map)
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ Histogram* HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(const std::string& name,
 }
 
 // Our default implementation reuses the non-sparse histogram.
-Histogram* SparseHistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(const std::string& name,
+Histogram* SparseHistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(absl::string_view name,
                                                 int boundary) {
   return HistogramFactoryGetEnumeration(name, boundary);
 }
@@ -274,7 +277,7 @@ void HistogramAdd(Histogram* histogram_pointer, int sample) {
 
 #endif  // WEBRTC_EXCLUDE_METRICS_DEFAULT
 
-SampleInfo::SampleInfo(const std::string& name,
+SampleInfo::SampleInfo(absl::string_view name,
                        int min,
                        int max,
                        size_t bucket_count)
@@ -292,7 +295,8 @@ void Enable() {
 }
 
 void GetAndReset(
-    std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<SampleInfo>>* histograms) {
+    std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<SampleInfo>, rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>*
+        histograms) {
   histograms->clear();
   RtcHistogramMap* map = GetMap();
   if (map)
@@ -305,22 +309,22 @@ void Reset() {
     map->Reset();
 }
 
-int NumEvents(const std::string& name, int sample) {
+int NumEvents(absl::string_view name, int sample) {
   RtcHistogramMap* map = GetMap();
   return map ? map->NumEvents(name, sample) : 0;
 }
 
-int NumSamples(const std::string& name) {
+int NumSamples(absl::string_view name) {
   RtcHistogramMap* map = GetMap();
   return map ? map->NumSamples(name) : 0;
 }
 
-int MinSample(const std::string& name) {
+int MinSample(absl::string_view name) {
   RtcHistogramMap* map = GetMap();
   return map ? map->MinSample(name) : -1;
 }
 
-std::map<int, int> Samples(const std::string& name) {
+std::map<int, int> Samples(absl::string_view name) {
   RtcHistogramMap* map = GetMap();
   return map ? map->Samples(name) : std::map<int, int>();
 }
diff --git a/system_wrappers/source/metrics_default_unittest.cc b/system_wrappers/source/metrics_default_unittest.cc
index 5f71c6fd16..a27e9038a3 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/source/metrics_default_unittest.cc
+++ b/system_wrappers/source/metrics_default_unittest.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
+#include "rtc_base/string_utils.h"
 #include "system_wrappers/include/metrics.h"
 #include "test/gtest.h"
 
@@ -24,10 +25,10 @@ namespace {
 const int kSample = 22;
 const char kName[] = "Name";
 
-int NumSamples(
-    const std::string& name,
-    const std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>>&
-        histograms) {
+int NumSamples(absl::string_view name,
+               const std::map<std::string,
+                              std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>,
+                              rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>& histograms) {
   const auto it = histograms.find(name);
   if (it == histograms.end())
     return 0;
@@ -39,10 +40,11 @@ int NumSamples(
   return num_samples;
 }
 
-int NumEvents(const std::string& name,
+int NumEvents(absl::string_view name,
               int sample,
-              const std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>>&
-                  histograms) {
+              const std::map<std::string,
+                             std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>,
+                             rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>& histograms) {
   const auto it = histograms.find(name);
   if (it == histograms.end())
     return 0;
@@ -118,7 +120,9 @@ TEST_F(MetricsDefaultTest, Underflow) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(MetricsDefaultTest, GetAndReset) {
-  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>> histograms;
+  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>,
+           rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>
+      histograms;
   metrics::GetAndReset(&histograms);
   EXPECT_EQ(0u, histograms.size());
   RTC_HISTOGRAM_PERCENTAGE("Histogram1", 4);
@@ -154,7 +158,9 @@ TEST_F(MetricsDefaultTest, TestMinMaxBucket) {
   const std::string kName = "MinMaxCounts100";
   RTC_HISTOGRAM_COUNTS_100(kName, 4);
 
-  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>> histograms;
+  std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<metrics::SampleInfo>,
+           rtc::AbslStringViewCmp>
+      histograms;
   metrics::GetAndReset(&histograms);
   EXPECT_EQ(1u, histograms.size());
   EXPECT_EQ(kName, histograms.begin()->second->name);
diff --git a/system_wrappers/source/metrics_unittest.cc b/system_wrappers/source/metrics_unittest.cc
index 7532b2ad83..cd3807748c 100644
--- a/system_wrappers/source/metrics_unittest.cc
+++ b/system_wrappers/source/metrics_unittest.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "system_wrappers/include/metrics.h"
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "test/gmock.h"
 #include "test/gtest.h"
 
@@ -22,10 +23,10 @@ namespace webrtc {
 namespace {
 const int kSample = 22;
 
-void AddSparseSample(const std::string& name, int sample) {
+void AddSparseSample(absl::string_view name, int sample) {
   RTC_HISTOGRAM_COUNTS_SPARSE_100(name, sample);
 }
-void AddSampleWithVaryingName(int index, const std::string& name, int sample) {
+void AddSampleWithVaryingName(int index, absl::string_view name, int sample) {
   RTC_HISTOGRAMS_COUNTS_100(index, name, sample);
 }
 }  // namespace