diff --git a/base/deprecated.jl b/base/deprecated.jl
index 1778b808b7574..d239eab40f29a 100644
--- a/base/deprecated.jl
+++ b/base/deprecated.jl
@@ -1771,6 +1771,8 @@ end
 @deprecate code_llvm_raw(f, types=Tuple) code_llvm(f, types; raw=true)
 
 @deprecate eps ulp
+@deprecate realmin floatmin
+@deprecate realmax floatmax
 
 # END 0.7 deprecations
 
diff --git a/base/float.jl b/base/float.jl
index 0e5507f00bdfc..231578e640b53 100644
--- a/base/float.jl
+++ b/base/float.jl
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ end
 end
 
 """
-    realmin(T)
+    floatmin(T)
 
 The smallest in absolute value non-subnormal value representable by the given
 floating-point DataType `T`.
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ floating-point DataType `T`.
 floatmin(x::T) where {T<:AbstractFloat} = floatmin(T)
 
 """
-    realmax(T)
+    floatmax(T)
 
 The highest finite value representable by the given floating-point DataType `T`.
 
diff --git a/doc/src/base/base.md b/doc/src/base/base.md
index e09600c9c1a8f..0ed440e9472b0 100644
--- a/doc/src/base/base.md
+++ b/doc/src/base/base.md
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ Base.datatype_pointerfree
 ```@docs
 Base.typemin
 Base.typemax
-Base.realmin
-Base.realmax
+Base.floatmin
+Base.floatmax
 Base.maxintfloat
 Base.ulp(::Type{<:AbstractFloat})
 Base.ulp(::AbstractFloat)
diff --git a/test/mpfr.jl b/test/mpfr.jl
index 7684d7c979ea7..5cb6339e4eaec 100644
--- a/test/mpfr.jl
+++ b/test/mpfr.jl
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ end
     @test BigFloat(1) + x == BigFloat(1) + prevfloat(x)
     @test ulp(BigFloat) == ulp(BigFloat(1))
 end
-@testset "realmin/realmax" begin
+@testset "floatmin/floatmax" begin
     x = floatmin(BigFloat)
     @test x > 0
     @test prevfloat(x) == 0
diff --git a/test/numbers.jl b/test/numbers.jl
index 85c5749b43d76..cee655a77a7d6 100644
--- a/test/numbers.jl
+++ b/test/numbers.jl
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ end
     @test 0xf.fP1 === 31.875
     @test -0x1.0p2 === -4.0
 end
-@testset "ulp / realmin / realmax" begin
+@testset "ulp / floatmin / floatmax" begin
     @test 0x1p-52 == ulp()
     @test 0x1p-52 + 1 != 1
     @test 0x1p-53 + 1 == 1