diff --git a/.github/workflows/perf-runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/perf-runtime.yml
index 7ff00db5560..1f80f72b167 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perf-runtime.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perf-runtime.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         component:
           - components/locale
           - components/uniset
-          - utils/num
+          - utils/fixed-decimal
 
     # If you are modifying and debugging is required, don't be afraid to get
     # messy in a personal fork, if no better way to do it.
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7b4e47f2275..abf3116d251 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ members = [
     "components/locale",
     "components/pluralrules",
     "components/datetime",
-    "utils/num",
+    "utils/fixed-decimal",
 ]
diff --git a/components/pluralrules/Cargo.toml b/components/pluralrules/Cargo.toml
index 3ebb396f328..54d9479a613 100644
--- a/components/pluralrules/Cargo.toml
+++ b/components/pluralrules/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include = [
 [dependencies]
 icu-locale = { path = "../locale" }
 icu-data-provider = { path = "../data-provider" }
-icu-utils-num = { path = "../../utils/num" }
+fixed-decimal = { path = "../../utils/fixed-decimal" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.3"
diff --git a/components/pluralrules/benches/operands.rs b/components/pluralrules/benches/operands.rs
index cc1b4dce91d..3d603db4580 100644
--- a/components/pluralrules/benches/operands.rs
+++ b/components/pluralrules/benches/operands.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ mod fixtures;
 mod helpers;
 
 use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
-use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
 use icu_pluralrules::PluralOperands;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 
diff --git a/components/pluralrules/src/operands.rs b/components/pluralrules/src/operands.rs
index 712d76f2544..00dbfee8ca7 100644
--- a/components/pluralrules/src/operands.rs
+++ b/components/pluralrules/src/operands.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::io::Error as IOError;
 use std::isize;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ impl_integer_type!(u8 u16 u32 u64 u128 usize);
 impl_signed_integer_type!(i8 i16 i32 i64 i128 isize);
 
 impl From<&FixedDecimal> for PluralOperands {
-    /// Converts a [icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal] to [PluralOperands]. Retains at most 18
+    /// Converts a [fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal] to [PluralOperands]. Retains at most 18
     /// digits each from the integer and fraction parts.
     fn from(dec: &FixedDecimal) -> Self {
         let mag_range = dec.magnitude_range();
diff --git a/components/pluralrules/tests/fixtures/mod.rs b/components/pluralrules/tests/fixtures/mod.rs
index 3ef049f8f36..d419f94a70a 100644
--- a/components/pluralrules/tests/fixtures/mod.rs
+++ b/components/pluralrules/tests/fixtures/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
 use icu_pluralrules::PluralOperands;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
diff --git a/components/pluralrules/tests/operands.rs b/components/pluralrules/tests/operands.rs
index 238f8323794..850ce91f2b3 100644
--- a/components/pluralrules/tests/operands.rs
+++ b/components/pluralrules/tests/operands.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ mod helpers;
 
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 
-use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
 use icu_pluralrules::PluralOperands;
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/utils/num/Cargo.toml b/utils/fixed-decimal/Cargo.toml
similarity index 84%
rename from utils/num/Cargo.toml
rename to utils/fixed-decimal/Cargo.toml
index da8298c1536..f3fb9901570 100644
--- a/utils/num/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/fixed-decimal/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
-name = "icu-utils-num"
-description = "Low-level tools for dealing with numbers"
+name = "fixed-decimal"
+description = "An API for representing numbers in a human-readable form"
 version = "0.0.1"
 authors = ["The ICU4X Project Developers"]
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/utils/num/README.md b/utils/fixed-decimal/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/num/README.md
rename to utils/fixed-decimal/README.md
diff --git a/utils/num/benches/fixed_decimal.rs b/utils/fixed-decimal/benches/fixed_decimal.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from utils/num/benches/fixed_decimal.rs
rename to utils/fixed-decimal/benches/fixed_decimal.rs
index cfc4c53d8bb..daaa7a6a5a6 100644
--- a/utils/num/benches/fixed_decimal.rs
+++ b/utils/fixed-decimal/benches/fixed_decimal.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use rand_pcg::Lcg64Xsh32;
 
 use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
 
-use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 fn triangular_nums(range: f64) -> Vec<isize> {
diff --git a/utils/num/examples/permyriad.rs b/utils/fixed-decimal/examples/permyriad.rs
similarity index 93%
rename from utils/num/examples/permyriad.rs
rename to utils/fixed-decimal/examples/permyriad.rs
index 82fba0aebfc..49896d30db7 100644
--- a/utils/num/examples/permyriad.rs
+++ b/utils/fixed-decimal/examples/permyriad.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // (one permyriad) of a monetary unit. FixedDecimal enables a cheap representation of these
 // amounts, also while retaining trailing zeros.
 
-use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
 
 fn main() {
     let monetary_int = 19_9500;
diff --git a/utils/num/src/fixed_decimal.rs b/utils/fixed-decimal/src/decimal.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from utils/num/src/fixed_decimal.rs
rename to utils/fixed-decimal/src/decimal.rs
index 8283535d466..4121f500658 100644
--- a/utils/num/src/fixed_decimal.rs
+++ b/utils/fixed-decimal/src/decimal.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const_assert!(std::mem::size_of::<usize>() >= std::mem::size_of::<u16>());
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```
-/// use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+/// use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
 ///
 /// let mut dec = FixedDecimal::from(250);
 /// assert_eq!("250", dec.to_string());
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub struct FixedDecimal {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+    /// use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
     ///
     /// let mut dec: FixedDecimal = Default::default();
     /// dec.is_negative = true;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl FixedDecimal {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+    /// use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
     ///
     /// let dec = FixedDecimal::from(945);
     /// assert_eq!(0, dec.digit_at(-1));
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl FixedDecimal {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+    /// use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
     ///
     /// let mut dec = FixedDecimal::from(120);
     /// assert_eq!(0..=2, dec.magnitude_range());
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl FixedDecimal {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+    /// use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
     ///
     /// let mut dec = FixedDecimal::from(42);
     /// assert_eq!("42", dec.to_string());
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ impl FixedDecimal {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+    /// use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
     ///
     /// let dec = FixedDecimal::from(42).multiplied_pow10(3).expect("Bounds are small");
     /// assert_eq!("42000", dec.to_string());
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ impl FixedDecimal {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+    /// use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
     ///
     /// let dec = FixedDecimal::from(42);
     /// let mut result = String::with_capacity(dec.write_len());
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ impl FixedDecimal {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+    /// use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
     ///
     /// let dec = FixedDecimal::from(-5000).multiplied_pow10(-2).expect("Bounds are small");
     /// let mut result = String::with_capacity(dec.write_len());
diff --git a/utils/num/src/lib.rs b/utils/fixed-decimal/src/lib.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from utils/num/src/lib.rs
rename to utils/fixed-decimal/src/lib.rs
index 288d9b9eec9..3ed11a5d29d 100644
--- a/utils/num/src/lib.rs
+++ b/utils/fixed-decimal/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! `icu-num-util` is one of the [`ICU4X`] components.
+//! `fixed-decimal` is an utility crate of the [`ICU4X`] project.
 //!
 //! It includes [`FixedDecimal`], a core API for representing numbers in a human-readable form
 //! appropriate for formatting and plural rule selection. It is optimized for operations involving
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //! # Example
 //!
 //! ```
-//! use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
+//! use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
 //!
 //! let dec = FixedDecimal::from(250)
 //!     .multiplied_pow10(-2)
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 //! [`FixedDecimal`]: ./struct.FixedDecimal.html
 //! [`ICU4X`]: https://github.com/unicode-org/icu4x
 
-pub mod fixed_decimal;
+pub mod decimal;
 mod uint_iterator;
 
-pub use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
+pub use decimal::FixedDecimal;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use icu_utils_num::FixedDecimal;
-    /// use icu_utils_num::Error;
+    /// use fixed_decimal::FixedDecimal;
+    /// use fixed_decimal::Error;
     ///
     /// let mut dec1 = FixedDecimal::from(123);
     /// assert_eq!(Error::Limit, dec1.multiply_pow10(std::i16::MAX).unwrap_err());
diff --git a/utils/num/src/uint_iterator.rs b/utils/fixed-decimal/src/uint_iterator.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/num/src/uint_iterator.rs
rename to utils/fixed-decimal/src/uint_iterator.rs