diff --git a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker.c b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker.c
index c132fd2eb40..e27f8b53894 100644
--- a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker.c
+++ b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker.c
@@ -1145,9 +1145,9 @@ static VALUE rescued_sample_allocation(VALUE tracepoint_data) {
   // assigning a very large number to a sample, if for instance the dynamic sampling mechanism chose a really big interval.
   unsigned int weight = allocations_since_last_sample > MAX_ALLOC_WEIGHT ? MAX_ALLOC_WEIGHT : (unsigned int) allocations_since_last_sample;
   thread_context_collector_sample_allocation(state->thread_context_collector_instance, weight, new_object);
-  // ...but we still represent the missing allocations in the profile, thus the data will account for all allocations.
+  // ...but we still represent the skipped samples in the profile, thus the data will account for all allocations.
   if (weight < allocations_since_last_sample) {
-    thread_context_collector_sample_missed_allocations(state->thread_context_collector_instance, allocations_since_last_sample - weight);
+    thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(state->thread_context_collector_instance, allocations_since_last_sample - weight);
   }
 
   // Return a dummy VALUE because we're called from rb_rescue2 which requires it
diff --git a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.c b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.c
index dad402523a6..6f12c7e64a0 100644
--- a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.c
+++ b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static void ddtrace_otel_trace_identifiers_for(
   VALUE active_span,
   VALUE otel_values
 );
-static VALUE _native_sample_missed_allocations(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self, VALUE collector_instance, VALUE missed_allocations);
+static VALUE _native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self, VALUE collector_instance, VALUE missed_allocations);
 
 void collectors_thread_context_init(VALUE profiling_module) {
   VALUE collectors_module = rb_define_module_under(profiling_module, "Collectors");
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void collectors_thread_context_init(VALUE profiling_module) {
   rb_define_singleton_method(testing_module, "_native_stats", _native_stats, 1);
   rb_define_singleton_method(testing_module, "_native_gc_tracking", _native_gc_tracking, 1);
   rb_define_singleton_method(testing_module, "_native_new_empty_thread", _native_new_empty_thread, 0);
-  rb_define_singleton_method(testing_module, "_native_sample_missed_allocations", _native_sample_missed_allocations, 2);
+  rb_define_singleton_method(testing_module, "_native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples", _native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples, 2);
 
   at_active_span_id = rb_intern_const("@active_span");
   at_active_trace_id = rb_intern_const("@active_trace");
@@ -1403,14 +1403,14 @@ static void ddtrace_otel_trace_identifiers_for(
   *numeric_span_id = resolved_numeric_span_id;
 }
 
-void thread_context_collector_sample_missed_allocations(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int missed_allocations) {
+void thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int missed_allocations) {
   struct thread_context_collector_state *state;
   TypedData_Get_Struct(self_instance, struct thread_context_collector_state, &thread_context_collector_typed_data, state);
 
   ddog_prof_Label labels[] = {
-    {.key = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("thread id"),        .str = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("MA")},
-    {.key = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("thread name"),      .str = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("Missing Allocations")},
-    {.key = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("allocation class"), .str = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("(Missing Allocations)")},
+    {.key = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("thread id"),        .str = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("SA")},
+    {.key = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("thread name"),      .str = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("Skipped Samples")},
+    {.key = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("allocation class"), .str = DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("(Skipped Samples)")},
   };
   ddog_prof_Slice_Label slice_labels = {.ptr = labels, .len = sizeof(labels) / sizeof(labels[0])};
 
@@ -1423,11 +1423,11 @@ void thread_context_collector_sample_missed_allocations(VALUE self_instance, uns
       .state_label = NULL,
       .end_timestamp_ns = 0, // For now we're not collecting timestamps for allocation events
     },
-    DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("Missing Allocations")
+    DDOG_CHARSLICE_C("Skipped Samples")
   );
 }
 
-static VALUE _native_sample_missed_allocations(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self, VALUE collector_instance, VALUE missed_allocations) {
-  thread_context_collector_sample_missed_allocations(collector_instance, NUM2UINT(missed_allocations));
+static VALUE _native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self, VALUE collector_instance, VALUE missed_allocations) {
+  thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(collector_instance, NUM2UINT(missed_allocations));
   return Qtrue;
 }
diff --git a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.h b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.h
index 8566b16398d..16e9405ca3b 100644
--- a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.h
+++ b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void thread_context_collector_sample(
   VALUE profiler_overhead_stack_thread
 );
 void thread_context_collector_sample_allocation(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int sample_weight, VALUE new_object);
-void thread_context_collector_sample_missed_allocations(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int missed_allocations);
+void thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int missed_allocations);
 VALUE thread_context_collector_sample_after_gc(VALUE self_instance);
 void thread_context_collector_on_gc_start(VALUE self_instance);
 bool thread_context_collector_on_gc_finish(VALUE self_instance);
diff --git a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb
index 0bfc3c5ff9b..954749500b9 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb
@@ -543,15 +543,15 @@
         # We then assign a weight to every sample to compensate for this; to avoid bias, we have a limit on this weight,
         # and we clamp it if it goes over the limit.
         # But the total amount of allocations recorded should match the number we observed, and thus we record the
-        # remainder above the clamped value as a separate "Missing Allocations" step.
-        it 'records missed allocations when weights are clamped' do
+        # remainder above the clamped value as a separate "Skipped Samples" step.
+        it 'records skipped allocation samples when weights are clamped' do
           start
 
           thread_that_allocates_as_fast_as_possible = Thread.new { loop { BasicObject.new } }
 
           allocation_samples = try_wait_until do
             samples = samples_from_pprof(recorder.serialize!).select { |it| it.values[:'alloc-samples'] > 0 }
-            samples if samples.any? { |it| it.labels[:'thread name'] == 'Missing Allocations' }
+            samples if samples.any? { |it| it.labels[:'thread name'] == 'Skipped Samples' }
           end
 
           thread_that_allocates_as_fast_as_possible.kill
diff --git a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/thread_context_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/thread_context_spec.rb
index 3f76d6f1a4b..09fc04e19b3 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/thread_context_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/thread_context_spec.rb
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ def sample_allocation(weight:, new_object: Object.new)
     described_class::Testing._native_sample_allocation(cpu_and_wall_time_collector, weight, new_object)
   end
 
-  def sample_missed_allocations(missed_allocations)
-    described_class::Testing._native_sample_missed_allocations(cpu_and_wall_time_collector, missed_allocations)
+  def sample_skipped_allocation_samples(missed_allocations)
+    described_class::Testing._native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(cpu_and_wall_time_collector, missed_allocations)
   end
 
   def thread_list
@@ -1214,28 +1214,28 @@ def self.otel_sdk_available?
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#sample_missed_allocations' do
+  describe '#sample_skipped_allocation_samples' do
     let(:single_sample) do
       expect(samples.size).to be 1
       samples.first
     end
-    before { sample_missed_allocations(123) }
+    before { sample_skipped_allocation_samples(123) }
 
-    it 'records the number of missed allocations' do
+    it 'records the number of skipped allocations' do
       expect(single_sample.values).to include('alloc-samples': 123)
     end
 
-    it 'attributes the missed allocations to a "Missing Allocations" thread' do
-      expect(single_sample.labels).to include('thread id': 'MA', 'thread name': 'Missing Allocations')
+    it 'attributes the missed allocations to a "Skipped Samples" thread' do
+      expect(single_sample.labels).to include('thread id': 'SA', 'thread name': 'Skipped Samples')
     end
 
-    it 'attributes the missed allocations to a "(Missing Allocations)" allocation class' do
-      expect(single_sample.labels).to include('allocation class': '(Missing Allocations)')
+    it 'attributes the missed allocations to a "(Skipped Samples)" allocation class' do
+      expect(single_sample.labels).to include('allocation class': '(Skipped Samples)')
     end
 
-    it 'includes a placeholder stack attributed to "Missing Allocations"' do
+    it 'includes a placeholder stack attributed to "Skipped Samples"' do
       expect(single_sample.locations.size).to be 1
-      expect(single_sample.locations.first.path).to eq 'Missing Allocations'
+      expect(single_sample.locations.first.path).to eq 'Skipped Samples'
     end
   end