diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs
index 30ee65903f..24d1ed9fde 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context(
             whole_stream_command(Trim),
             whole_stream_command(Echo),
             whole_stream_command(Str),
-            whole_stream_command(StrToFloat),
+            whole_stream_command(StrToDecimal),
             whole_stream_command(StrToInteger),
             whole_stream_command(StrDowncase),
             whole_stream_command(StrUpcase),
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands.rs
index 71bdea9e6f..87b8e8834b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ pub(crate) use split::SplitRow;
 pub(crate) use split_by::SplitBy;
 pub(crate) use str_::{
     Str, StrCapitalize, StrDowncase, StrFindReplace, StrSet, StrSubstring, StrToDatetime,
-    StrToFloat, StrToInteger, StrTrim, StrUpcase,
+    StrToDecimal, StrToInteger, StrTrim, StrUpcase,
 };
 pub(crate) use sum::Sum;
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/mod.rs
index ea7f643353..66f7c61db2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mod find_replace;
 mod set;
 mod substring;
 mod to_datetime;
-mod to_float;
+mod to_decimal;
 mod to_integer;
 mod trim;
 mod upcase;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub use find_replace::SubCommand as StrFindReplace;
 pub use set::SubCommand as StrSet;
 pub use substring::SubCommand as StrSubstring;
 pub use to_datetime::SubCommand as StrToDatetime;
-pub use to_float::SubCommand as StrToFloat;
+pub use to_decimal::SubCommand as StrToDecimal;
 pub use to_integer::SubCommand as StrToInteger;
 pub use trim::SubCommand as StrTrim;
 pub use upcase::SubCommand as StrUpcase;
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/to_float.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/to_decimal.rs
similarity index 92%
rename from crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/to_float.rs
rename to crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/to_decimal.rs
index 949e935b76..a101b723a1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/to_float.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/str_/to_decimal.rs
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ pub struct SubCommand;
 #[async_trait]
 impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        "str to-float"
+        "str to-decimal"
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("str to-float").rest(
+        Signature::build("str to-decimal").rest(
             SyntaxShape::ColumnPath,
-            "optionally convert text into float by column paths",
+            "optionally convert text into decimal by column paths",
         )
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "converts text into float"
+        "converts text into decimal"
     }
 
     async fn run(
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
         vec![Example {
-            description: "Convert to float",
-            example: "echo '3.1415' | str to-float",
+            description: "Convert to decimal",
+            example: "echo '3.1415' | str to-decimal",
             result: None,
         }]
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/str_.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/str_.rs
index f4bdb6d10a..e25e5df28f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/str_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/str_.rs
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ fn converts_to_int() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn converts_to_float() {
+fn converts_to_decimal() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
             echo "3.1, 0.0415"
             | split row ","
-            | str to-float
+            | str to-decimal
             | sum
         "#
     ));