diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ce99e6f3a8..f7dc5675a4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### 🚩 Deprecations 🚩
 
 - Deprecate `p[metric|log|trace]otlp.RegiserServer` in favor of `p[metric|log|trace]otlp.RegiserGRPCServer` (#6180)
+- Deprecate `pcommon.NewValueString` in favor of `pcommon.NewValueStr` (#6209)
 
 ### 💡 Enhancements 💡
 
diff --git a/pdata/pcommon/common.go b/pdata/pcommon/common.go
index 15617076f30..8dc574c5daf 100644
--- a/pdata/pcommon/common.go
+++ b/pdata/pcommon/common.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (avt ValueType) String() string {
 //
 //	func f1(val Value) { val.SetInt(234) }
 //	func f2() {
-//	    v := NewValueString("a string")
+//	    v := NewValueStr("a string")
 //	    f1(v)
 //	    _ := v.Type() // this will return ValueTypeInt
 //	}
@@ -93,11 +93,14 @@ func NewValueEmpty() Value {
 	return newValue(&otlpcommon.AnyValue{})
 }
 
-// NewValueString creates a new Value with the given string value.
-func NewValueString(v string) Value {
+// NewValueStr creates a new Value with the given string value.
+func NewValueStr(v string) Value {
 	return newValue(&otlpcommon.AnyValue{Value: &otlpcommon.AnyValue_StringValue{StringValue: v}})
 }
 
+// Deprecated: [0.62.0] Use NewValueStr instead.
+var NewValueString = NewValueStr
+
 // NewValueInt creates a new Value with the given int64 value.
 func NewValueInt(v int64) Value {
 	return newValue(&otlpcommon.AnyValue{Value: &otlpcommon.AnyValue_IntValue{IntValue: v}})
diff --git a/pdata/pcommon/common_test.go b/pdata/pcommon/common_test.go
index 61583bcfe7f..415f07df5b8 100644
--- a/pdata/pcommon/common_test.go
+++ b/pdata/pcommon/common_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestValue(t *testing.T) {
-	v := NewValueString("abc")
+	v := NewValueStr("abc")
 	assert.EqualValues(t, ValueTypeStr, v.Type())
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "abc", v.Str())
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestValueMap(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, m2.Len())
 	got, exists = m2.Get("key_in_child")
 	assert.True(t, exists)
-	assert.Equal(t, NewValueString("somestr"), got)
+	assert.Equal(t, NewValueStr("somestr"), got)
 
 	// Insert the second map as a child. This should perform a deep copy.
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, m1.MapVal().Len())
@@ -105,26 +105,26 @@ func TestValueMap(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, m2.Len())
 	got, exists = m2.Get("key_in_child")
 	assert.True(t, exists)
-	assert.Equal(t, NewValueString("somestr2"), got)
+	assert.Equal(t, NewValueStr("somestr2"), got)
 
 	// The child map inside m1 should be modified.
 	childMap, childMapExists := m1.MapVal().Get("child_map")
 	require.True(t, childMapExists)
 	got, exists = childMap.Map().Get("key_in_child")
 	require.True(t, exists)
-	assert.Equal(t, NewValueString("somestr2"), got)
+	assert.Equal(t, NewValueStr("somestr2"), got)
 
 	// Now modify the inserted map (not the source)
 	childMap.MapVal().PutString("key_in_child", "somestr3")
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, childMap.MapVal().Len())
 	got, exists = childMap.MapVal().Get("key_in_child")
 	require.True(t, exists)
-	assert.Equal(t, NewValueString("somestr3"), got)
+	assert.Equal(t, NewValueStr("somestr3"), got)
 
 	// The source child map should be modified.
 	got, exists = m2.Get("key_in_child")
 	require.True(t, exists)
-	assert.Equal(t, NewValueString("somestr3"), got)
+	assert.Equal(t, NewValueStr("somestr3"), got)
 
 	removed := m1.Map().Remove("double_key")
 	assert.True(t, removed)
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ func TestValueEqual(t *testing.T) {
 	av2 := NewValueEmpty()
 	assert.True(t, av1.Equal(av2))
 
-	av2 = NewValueString("abc")
+	av2 = NewValueStr("abc")
 	assert.False(t, av1.Equal(av2))
 	assert.False(t, av2.Equal(av1))
 
-	av1 = NewValueString("abc")
+	av1 = NewValueStr("abc")
 	assert.True(t, av1.Equal(av2))
 
-	av2 = NewValueString("edf")
+	av2 = NewValueStr("edf")
 	assert.False(t, av1.Equal(av2))
 
 	av2 = NewValueInt(123)
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ func TestValueSlice(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a2.Slice().AppendEmpty().SetStr("somestr")
 	assert.EqualValues(t, 1, a2.Slice().Len())
-	assert.EqualValues(t, NewValueString("somestr"), a2.Slice().At(0))
+	assert.EqualValues(t, NewValueStr("somestr"), a2.Slice().At(0))
 
 	// Insert the second array as a child.
 	a2.CopyTo(a1.Slice().AppendEmpty())
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ func TestAsString(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:     "string",
-			input:    NewValueString("string value"),
+			input:    NewValueStr("string value"),
 			expected: "string value",
 		},
 		{
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ func TestValueAsRaw(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:     "string",
-			input:    NewValueString("value"),
+			input:    NewValueStr("value"),
 			expected: "value",
 		},
 		{
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ func TestNewValueFromRaw(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:     "string",
 			input:    "text",
-			expected: NewValueString("text"),
+			expected: NewValueStr("text"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "int",
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ func TestNewValueFromRaw(t *testing.T) {
 			name:  "invalid value",
 			input: ValueTypeDouble,
 			expected: (func() Value {
-				return NewValueString("<Invalid value type pcommon.ValueType>")
+				return NewValueStr("<Invalid value type pcommon.ValueType>")
 			})(),
 		},
 	}