diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/sampler.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/sampler.h
index 2308ae7080..5fe12de26b 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/sampler.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/sampler.h
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ enum class Decision
 {
   // IsRecording() == false, span will not be recorded and all events and attributes will be
   // dropped.
-  NOT_RECORD,
+  DROP,
   // IsRecording() == true, but Sampled flag MUST NOT be set.
-  RECORD,
+  RECORD_ONLY,
   // IsRecording() == true AND Sampled flag` MUST be set.
   RECORD_AND_SAMPLE
 };
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/always_off.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/always_off.h
index 894b8ed598..dbce35d8da 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/always_off.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/always_off.h
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ namespace trace
 namespace trace_api = opentelemetry::trace;
 
 /**
- * The always off sampler always returns NOT_RECORD, effectively disabling
+ * The always off sampler always returns DROP, effectively disabling
  * tracing functionality.
  */
 class AlwaysOffSampler : public Sampler
 {
 public:
   /**
-   * @return Returns NOT_RECORD always
+   * @return Returns DROP always
    */
   SamplingResult ShouldSample(const trace_api::SpanContext * /*parent_context*/,
                               trace_api::TraceId /*trace_id*/,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class AlwaysOffSampler : public Sampler
                               trace_api::SpanKind /*span_kind*/,
                               const trace_api::KeyValueIterable & /*attributes*/) noexcept override
   {
-    return {Decision::NOT_RECORD, nullptr};
+    return {Decision::DROP, nullptr};
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/parent_or_else.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/parent_or_else.h
index ce16f7e9c6..c6b6e1255b 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/parent_or_else.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/parent_or_else.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ParentOrElseSampler : public Sampler
   explicit ParentOrElseSampler(std::shared_ptr<Sampler> delegate_sampler) noexcept;
   /** The decision either respects the parent span's sampling decision or delegates to
    * delegateSampler for root spans
-   * @return Returns NOT_RECORD always
+   * @return Returns DROP always
    */
   SamplingResult ShouldSample(const trace_api::SpanContext *parent_context,
                               trace_api::TraceId trace_id,
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/probability.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/probability.h
index 9ad8e7f0ea..cda0db4e51 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/probability.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/probability.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ProbabilitySampler : public Sampler
   explicit ProbabilitySampler(double probability);
 
   /**
-   * @return Returns either RECORD_AND_SAMPLE or NOT_RECORD based on current
+   * @return Returns either RECORD_AND_SAMPLE or DROP based on current
    * sampler configuration and provided parent_context / tracer_id. tracer_id
    * is used as a pseudorandom value in conjunction with the predefined
    * threshold to determine whether this trace should be sampled
diff --git a/sdk/src/trace/samplers/parent_or_else.cc b/sdk/src/trace/samplers/parent_or_else.cc
index 29026a0167..e61bc38b2c 100644
--- a/sdk/src/trace/samplers/parent_or_else.cc
+++ b/sdk/src/trace/samplers/parent_or_else.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SamplingResult ParentOrElseSampler::ShouldSample(
     return {Decision::RECORD_AND_SAMPLE, nullptr};
   }
 
-  return {Decision::NOT_RECORD, nullptr};
+  return {Decision::DROP, nullptr};
 }
 
 nostd::string_view ParentOrElseSampler::GetDescription() const noexcept
diff --git a/sdk/src/trace/samplers/probability.cc b/sdk/src/trace/samplers/probability.cc
index 0fd45644e4..9462fc5572 100644
--- a/sdk/src/trace/samplers/probability.cc
+++ b/sdk/src/trace/samplers/probability.cc
@@ -98,19 +98,19 @@ SamplingResult ProbabilitySampler::ShouldSample(
     }
     else
     {
-      return {Decision::NOT_RECORD, nullptr};
+      return {Decision::DROP, nullptr};
     }
   }
 
   if (threshold_ == 0)
-    return {Decision::NOT_RECORD, nullptr};
+    return {Decision::DROP, nullptr};
 
   if (CalculateThresholdFromBuffer(trace_id) <= threshold_)
   {
     return {Decision::RECORD_AND_SAMPLE, nullptr};
   }
 
-  return {Decision::NOT_RECORD, nullptr};
+  return {Decision::DROP, nullptr};
 }
 
 nostd::string_view ProbabilitySampler::GetDescription() const noexcept
diff --git a/sdk/src/trace/tracer.cc b/sdk/src/trace/tracer.cc
index 8c7e2a4b59..60b00f191c 100644
--- a/sdk/src/trace/tracer.cc
+++ b/sdk/src/trace/tracer.cc
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Span> Tracer::StartSpan(
   // TODO: replace nullptr with parent context in span context
   auto sampling_result =
       sampler_->ShouldSample(nullptr, trace_api::TraceId(), name, options.kind, attributes);
-  if (sampling_result.decision == Decision::NOT_RECORD)
+  if (sampling_result.decision == Decision::DROP)
   {
     auto span = nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Span>{
         new (std::nothrow) trace_api::NoopSpan{this->shared_from_this()}};
diff --git a/sdk/test/trace/always_off_sampler_test.cc b/sdk/test/trace/always_off_sampler_test.cc
index f987185c2b..28a6c5fb3c 100644
--- a/sdk/test/trace/always_off_sampler_test.cc
+++ b/sdk/test/trace/always_off_sampler_test.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ TEST(AlwaysOffSampler, ShouldSample)
 
   auto sampling_result = sampler.ShouldSample(nullptr, trace_id, "", span_kind, view);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::NOT_RECORD, sampling_result.decision);
+  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::DROP, sampling_result.decision);
   ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, sampling_result.attributes);
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/test/trace/parent_or_else_sampler_test.cc b/sdk/test/trace/parent_or_else_sampler_test.cc
index 7e376fd91e..cf7a208aa8 100644
--- a/sdk/test/trace/parent_or_else_sampler_test.cc
+++ b/sdk/test/trace/parent_or_else_sampler_test.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ TEST(ParentOrElseSampler, ShouldSample)
   auto sampling_result  = sampler_off.ShouldSample(nullptr, trace_id, "", span_kind, view);
   auto sampling_result2 = sampler_on.ShouldSample(nullptr, trace_id, "", span_kind, view);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::NOT_RECORD, sampling_result.decision);
+  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::DROP, sampling_result.decision);
   ASSERT_EQ(Decision::RECORD_AND_SAMPLE, sampling_result2.decision);
 
   // Case 2: Parent exists and SampledFlag is true
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ TEST(ParentOrElseSampler, ShouldSample)
   // Case 3: Parent exists and SampledFlag is false
   auto sampling_result4 =
       sampler_on.ShouldSample(&parent_context_nonsampled, trace_id, "", span_kind, view);
-  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::NOT_RECORD, sampling_result4.decision);
+  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::DROP, sampling_result4.decision);
 }
 
 TEST(ParentOrElseSampler, GetDescription)
diff --git a/sdk/test/trace/probability_sampler_test.cc b/sdk/test/trace/probability_sampler_test.cc
index cd4815aa46..6e617db3b1 100644
--- a/sdk/test/trace/probability_sampler_test.cc
+++ b/sdk/test/trace/probability_sampler_test.cc
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ TEST(ProbabilitySampler, ShouldSampleWithoutContext)
 
   sampling_result = s1.ShouldSample(nullptr, valid_trace_id, "", span_kind, view);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::NOT_RECORD, sampling_result.decision);
+  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::DROP, sampling_result.decision);
   ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, sampling_result.attributes);
 
   ProbabilitySampler s2(0.50000001);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ TEST(ProbabilitySampler, ShouldSampleWithoutContext)
 
   sampling_result = s3.ShouldSample(nullptr, valid_trace_id, "", span_kind, view);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::NOT_RECORD, sampling_result.decision);
+  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::DROP, sampling_result.decision);
   ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, sampling_result.attributes);
 
   ProbabilitySampler s4(0.50000000);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ TEST(ProbabilitySampler, ShouldSampleWithContext)
 
   auto sampling_result = s1.ShouldSample(&c1, trace_id, "", span_kind, view);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::NOT_RECORD, sampling_result.decision);
+  ASSERT_EQ(Decision::DROP, sampling_result.decision);
   ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, sampling_result.attributes);
 
   sampling_result = s1.ShouldSample(&c2, trace_id, "", span_kind, view);
diff --git a/sdk/test/trace/tracer_test.cc b/sdk/test/trace/tracer_test.cc
index ce46c862bb..498d22e6fc 100644
--- a/sdk/test/trace/tracer_test.cc
+++ b/sdk/test/trace/tracer_test.cc
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ TEST(Tracer, StartSpanSampleOff)
   tracer_off->StartSpan("span 2")->End();
 
   // The span doesn't write any span data because the sampling decision is alway
-  // NOT_RECORD.
+  // DROP.
   ASSERT_EQ(0, spans_received->size());
 }