diff --git a/stdlib/src/collections/list.mojo b/stdlib/src/collections/list.mojo
index f0bc3d0c6a..7e38d7e00b 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/collections/list.mojo
+++ b/stdlib/src/collections/list.mojo
@@ -469,11 +469,11 @@ struct List[T: CollectionElement, hint_trivial_type: Bool = False](
     # Methods
     # ===-------------------------------------------------------------------===#
 
-    fn bytecount(self) -> Int:
-        """Gets the bytecount of the List.
+    fn byte_length(self) -> Int:
+        """Gets the byte length of the List.
 
         Returns:
-            The bytecount of the List.
+            The byte length of the List.
         """
         return len(self) * sizeof[T]()
 
diff --git a/stdlib/test/collections/test_list.mojo b/stdlib/test/collections/test_list.mojo
index 56dab6510b..826a72a814 100644
--- a/stdlib/test/collections/test_list.mojo
+++ b/stdlib/test/collections/test_list.mojo
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_list():
         list.append(i)
 
     assert_equal(5, len(list))
-    assert_equal(5 * sizeof[Int](), list.bytecount())
+    assert_equal(5 * sizeof[Int](), list.byte_length())
     assert_equal(0, list[0])
     assert_equal(1, list[1])
     assert_equal(2, list[2])