diff --git a/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml b/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml
index 8f684d78d03..9d4919eb24f 100644
--- a/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/auditbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: auditbeat-event-data
+  #name: auditbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml b/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml
index a8fc37fbbe8..700f3d8e788 100644
--- a/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml
+++ b/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml
@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/filebeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: filebeat-event-data
+  #name: filebeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/heartbeat/heartbeat.reference.yml b/heartbeat/heartbeat.reference.yml
index 3632ce12bbd..80272414cbf 100644
--- a/heartbeat/heartbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/heartbeat/heartbeat.reference.yml
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/heartbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: heartbeat-event-data
+  #name: heartbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/libbeat/_meta/config/logging.reference.yml.tmpl b/libbeat/_meta/config/logging.reference.yml.tmpl
index e0921d0ff82..612b6d5aa2d 100644
--- a/libbeat/_meta/config/logging.reference.yml.tmpl
+++ b/libbeat/_meta/config/logging.reference.yml.tmpl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/{{.BeatName}}
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: {{.BeatName}}-event-data
+  #name: {{.BeatName}}-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/libbeat/docs/loggingconfig.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/loggingconfig.asciidoc
index c9bb5344046..dd3a7081171 100644
--- a/libbeat/docs/loggingconfig.asciidoc
+++ b/libbeat/docs/loggingconfig.asciidoc
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ the <<directory-layout>> section for details.
 [float]
 ==== `logging.event_data.files.name`
 
-The name of the file that logs are written to. The default is '{beatname_lc}'-event-data.
+The name of the file that logs are written to. The default is '{beatname_lc}'-events-data.
 
 [float]
 ==== `logging.event_data.files.rotateeverybytes`
diff --git a/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml b/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
index f1412be4b6f..684c6f2eb94 100644
--- a/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
@@ -2492,7 +2492,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/metricbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: metricbeat-event-data
+  #name: metricbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml b/packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml
index 7041e79ea74..1bbcb7c3325 100644
--- a/packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/packetbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: packetbeat-event-data
+  #name: packetbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/winlogbeat/winlogbeat.reference.yml b/winlogbeat/winlogbeat.reference.yml
index 47a61d36faf..4082b1964e3 100644
--- a/winlogbeat/winlogbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/winlogbeat/winlogbeat.reference.yml
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/winlogbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: winlogbeat-event-data
+  #name: winlogbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/x-pack/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml
index 191c993d6d7..dd3655c8f72 100644
--- a/x-pack/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/auditbeat/auditbeat.reference.yml
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/auditbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: auditbeat-event-data
+  #name: auditbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml
index c5c04232cd3..743a31a8610 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml
@@ -4612,7 +4612,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/filebeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: filebeat-event-data
+  #name: filebeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/x-pack/functionbeat/functionbeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/functionbeat/functionbeat.reference.yml
index a3df78c4e2d..eb3678b1906 100644
--- a/x-pack/functionbeat/functionbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/functionbeat/functionbeat.reference.yml
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/functionbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: functionbeat-event-data
+  #name: functionbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/x-pack/heartbeat/heartbeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/heartbeat/heartbeat.reference.yml
index 3632ce12bbd..80272414cbf 100644
--- a/x-pack/heartbeat/heartbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/heartbeat/heartbeat.reference.yml
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/heartbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: heartbeat-event-data
+  #name: heartbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
index 8c4250caece..719b36e4a78 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
@@ -3087,7 +3087,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/metricbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: metricbeat-event-data
+  #name: metricbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/x-pack/osquerybeat/osquerybeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/osquerybeat/osquerybeat.reference.yml
index 7e8ccd5e842..16c879aabc5 100644
--- a/x-pack/osquerybeat/osquerybeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/osquerybeat/osquerybeat.reference.yml
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/osquerybeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: osquerybeat-event-data
+  #name: osquerybeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/x-pack/packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml
index 7041e79ea74..1bbcb7c3325 100644
--- a/x-pack/packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/packetbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: packetbeat-event-data
+  #name: packetbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.
diff --git a/x-pack/winlogbeat/winlogbeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/winlogbeat/winlogbeat.reference.yml
index 96e912ea41c..7fedac68804 100644
--- a/x-pack/winlogbeat/winlogbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/winlogbeat/winlogbeat.reference.yml
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ logging.files:
   #path: /var/log/winlogbeat
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
-  #name: winlogbeat-event-data
+  #name: winlogbeat-events-data
 
   # Configure log file size limit. If the limit is reached, log file will be
   # automatically rotated.