I don't know if this helps, but I found that the method that you want to use does not work. I was able to set this programmatically in javascript. This allows you to have a label just above the redcircle icon that you create yourself.
I see the tag of the placemark name rendered in white with full opacity by default in Google Earth. Try specifying a Label Style element in your style to get that color and opacity.
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