diff --git a/src/modules/fake/index.ts b/src/modules/fake/index.ts
index a94d8845279..9dff1c8ec36 100644
--- a/src/modules/fake/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/fake/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class Fake {
    * and if that isn't possible, we will fall back to string:
    *
    * ```js
-   * const message = faker.fake(`You can call me at {{phone.phoneNumber(+!# !## #### #####!)}}.')
+   * const message = faker.fake(`You can call me at {{phone.number(+!# !## #### #####!)}}.')
    * ```
    *
    * Currently it is not possible to set more than a single parameter.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class Fake {
    * faker.fake('{{name.lastName}}, {{name.firstName}} {{name.suffix}}') // 'Durgan, Noe MD'
    * faker.fake('This is static test.') // 'This is static test.'
    * faker.fake('Good Morning {{name.firstName}}!') // 'Good Morning Estelle!'
-   * faker.fake('You can call me at {{phone.phoneNumber(!## ### #####!)}}.') // 'You can call me at 202 555 973722.'
+   * faker.fake('You can call me at {{phone.number(!## ### #####!)}}.') // 'You can call me at 202 555 973722.'
    * faker.fake('I flipped the coin an got: {{helpers.arrayElement(["heads", "tails"])}}') // 'I flipped the coin an got: tails'
    */
   fake(str: string): string {
diff --git a/src/modules/phone/index.ts b/src/modules/phone/index.ts
index 925e087d613..68f97bf6887 100644
--- a/src/modules/phone/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/phone/index.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,36 @@ export class Phone {
    *
    * @param format Format of the phone number. Defaults to a random phone number format.
    *
+   * @see faker.phone.number
+   *
    * @example
    * faker.phone.phoneNumber() // '961-770-7727'
    * faker.phone.phoneNumber('501-###-###') // '501-039-841'
    * faker.phone.phoneNumber('+48 91 ### ## ##') // '+48 91 463 61 70'
+   *
+   * @deprecated
    */
-  // TODO @pkuczynski 2022-02-01: simplify name to `number()`
   phoneNumber(format?: string): string {
+    deprecated({
+      deprecated: 'faker.phone.phoneNumber()',
+      proposed: 'faker.phone.number()',
+      since: 'v7.3',
+      until: 'v8.0',
+    });
+    return this.faker.phone.number(format);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates a random phone number.
+   *
+   * @param format Format of the phone number. Defaults to a random phone number format.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.phone.number() // '961-770-7727'
+   * faker.phone.number('501-###-###') // '501-039-841'
+   * faker.phone.number('+48 91 ### ## ##') // '+48 91 463 61 70'
+   */
+  number(format?: string): string {
     format =
       format ??
       this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(
diff --git a/test/fake.spec.ts b/test/fake.spec.ts
index 82d8c17a46b..8c0a0a8bf29 100644
--- a/test/fake.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fake.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { FakerError } from '../src/errors/faker-error';
 describe('fake', () => {
   describe('fake()', () => {
     it('replaces a token with a random value for a method with no parameters', () => {
-      const name = faker.fake('{{phone.phoneNumber}}');
+      const name = faker.fake('{{phone.number}}');
       expect(name).toMatch(/\d/);
     });
 
diff --git a/test/phone.spec.ts b/test/phone.spec.ts
index e0ff1996fa2..daccd63b687 100644
--- a/test/phone.spec.ts
+++ b/test/phone.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ const seededRuns = [
       phoneNumber: {
         noArgs: '891.775.5141',
       },
+      number: {
+        noArgs: '891.775.5141',
+      },
       phoneNumberFormat: {
         noArgs: '479-377-5514',
         phoneFormatsArrayIndex: { arrayIndex: 1, expected: '(479) 377-5514' },
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ const seededRuns = [
       phoneNumber: {
         noArgs: '(612) 454-0325',
       },
+      number: {
+        noArgs: '(612) 454-0325',
+      },
       phoneNumberFormat: {
         noArgs: '451-325-4032',
         phoneFormatsArrayIndex: { arrayIndex: 1, expected: '(451) 325-4032' },
@@ -45,6 +51,9 @@ const seededRuns = [
       phoneNumber: {
         noArgs: '1-587-319-0616 x27431',
       },
+      number: {
+        noArgs: '1-587-319-0616 x27431',
+      },
       phoneNumberFormat: {
         noArgs: '948-821-9061',
         phoneFormatsArrayIndex: { arrayIndex: 1, expected: '(948) 821-9061' },
@@ -61,6 +70,7 @@ const seededRuns = [
 
 const functionNames = [
   'phoneNumber',
+  'number',
   'phoneNumberFormat',
   'phoneFormats',
   'imei',
@@ -111,6 +121,14 @@ describe('phone', () => {
         });
       });
 
+      describe('number()', () => {
+        it('should return a random phoneNumber with a random format', () => {
+          const phoneNumber = faker.phone.number();
+
+          expect(phoneNumber).toMatch(/\d/);
+        });
+      });
+
       describe('phoneNumberFormat()', () => {
         it('should return phone number with proper US format (Array index)', () => {
           faker.locale = 'en';