diff --git a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/interface/HGCalTypes.h b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/interface/HGCalTypes.h
index e7bb930d7e77b..547163b46033f 100644
--- a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/interface/HGCalTypes.h
+++ b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/interface/HGCalTypes.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 class HGCalTypes {
@@ -19,12 +20,12 @@ class HGCalTypes {
 
   static constexpr int32_t UnknownPosition = -1;
   static constexpr int32_t WaferCenter = 0;
-  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterYp = 1;
-  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterYm = 2;
-  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterXp = 3;
-  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterXm = 4;
-  static constexpr int32_t WaferCenterB = 5;
-  static constexpr int32_t WaferCenterR = 6;
+  static constexpr int32_t WaferCenterB = 1;
+  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterYp = 2;
+  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterYm = 3;
+  static constexpr int32_t WaferCenterR = 4;
+  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterXp = 5;
+  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterXm = 6;
 
   static constexpr int32_t WaferTypeUndefined = -1;
   static constexpr int32_t WaferHD120 = 0;
@@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ class HGCalTypes {
   // LD vs HD and Fullvs Partial wafer
   static constexpr bool waferHD(int32_t type) { return ((type == WaferHD120) || (type == WaferHD200)); }
   static constexpr bool waferFull(int32_t type) { return (type == WaferFull); }
+  static std::string layerTypeX(int32_t type);
+  static std::string waferType(int32_t type);
+  static std::string waferTypeX(int32_t type);
 
 private:
   static constexpr int32_t facu_ = 1;
@@ -152,6 +156,20 @@ class HGCalTypes {
   static constexpr int32_t faccell_ = 100;
   static constexpr int32_t faccelltype_ = 10000;
   static constexpr int32_t faccell6_ = 1000;
+  static constexpr int32_t layerType_[7] = {HGCalTypes::WaferCenter,
+                                            HGCalTypes::WaferCenterB,
+                                            HGCalTypes::WaferCenterR,
+                                            HGCalTypes::CornerCenterYp,
+                                            HGCalTypes::CornerCenterYm,
+                                            HGCalTypes::CornerCenterXp,
+                                            HGCalTypes::CornerCenterXm};
+  static constexpr std::string layerTypes_[7] = {
+      "Center", "CenterB", "CenterYp", "CenterYm", "CenterR", "CenterXp", "CenterXm"};
+  static constexpr std::string waferType_[4] = {"HD120", "LD200", "LD300", "HD200"};
+  static constexpr std::string waferTypeX_[27] = {
+      "Full",      "Five",      "ChopTwo",   "ChopTwoM", "Half",     "Semi",    "Semi2",   "Three",   "Half2",
+      "Five2",     "Unknown10", "LDTop",     "LDBottom", "LDLeft",   "LDRight", "LDFive",  "LDThree", "Unknown17",
+      "Unknown18", "Unknown19", "Unknown20", "HDTop",    "HDBottom", "HDLeft",  "HDRight", "HDFive",  "Out"};
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/src/HGCalTypes.cc b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/src/HGCalTypes.cc
index 5bcbdaec7a1cc..561cc23a4a919 100644
--- a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/src/HGCalTypes.cc
+++ b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/src/HGCalTypes.cc
@@ -40,10 +40,15 @@ int32_t HGCalTypes::getUnpackedCellType6(int id) { return (id / faccell6_); }
 int32_t HGCalTypes::getUnpackedCell6(int id) { return (id % faccell6_); }
 
 int32_t HGCalTypes::layerType(int type) {
-  static constexpr int32_t types[5] = {HGCalTypes::WaferCenter,
-                                       HGCalTypes::WaferCenterB,
-                                       HGCalTypes::CornerCenterYp,
-                                       HGCalTypes::CornerCenterYm,
-                                       HGCalTypes::WaferCenterR};
-  return ((type >= 0 && type < 5) ? types[type] : HGCalTypes::WaferCenter);
+  return ((type >= 0) && (type < 7)) ? HGCalTypes::layerType_[type] : HGCalTypes::WaferCenter;
+}
+
+std::string HGCalTypes::layerTypeX(int32_t type) { return layerTypes_[HGCalTypes::layerType(type)]; }
+
+std::string HGCalTypes::waferType(int32_t type) {
+  return (((type >= 0) && (type < 4)) ? HGCalTypes::waferType_[type] : "Undefined");
+}
+
+std::string HGCalTypes::waferTypeX(int32_t type) {
+  return (((type >= 0) && (type < 27)) ? HGCalTypes::waferTypeX_[type] : "UnknownXX");
 }