diff --git a/desktop/src/features/onboarding/lib/encryptedBackup.ts b/desktop/src/features/onboarding/lib/encryptedBackup.ts
index fd448edcf..c8f790591 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/onboarding/lib/encryptedBackup.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/onboarding/lib/encryptedBackup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * Pure state model for the encrypted-key-backup (NIP-49) creation flow,
- * shared by the onboarding BackupStep and the settings Encrypted backup row.
+ * shared by the onboarding BackupStep and the settings Password Backup row.
  *
  * All validation and phase logic lives here so it can be unit-tested without
  * React. Hosts wire the reducer to the Tauri commands
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/onboarding/ui/EncryptedBackupCreator.tsx b/desktop/src/features/onboarding/ui/EncryptedBackupCreator.tsx
index 682797d8d..ced5e9e44 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/onboarding/ui/EncryptedBackupCreator.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/onboarding/ui/EncryptedBackupCreator.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type EncryptedBackupCreatorProps = {
 
 /**
  * Passphrase-first NIP-49 backup creation flow, shared by the onboarding
- * BackupStep and the settings Encrypted backup row.
+ * BackupStep and the settings Password Backup row.
  *
  * The raw private key never enters this component: it collects a passphrase,
  * asks Rust to create + persist the encrypted backup, and displays the
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/ProfileSettingsCard.tsx b/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/ProfileSettingsCard.tsx
index 27f6ac6d9..5326243ff 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/ProfileSettingsCard.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/ProfileSettingsCard.tsx
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ function EncryptedBackupRow() {
     <div className="px-4 py-3" data-testid="profile-encrypted-backup-row">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
         <div className="min-w-0 space-y-1">
-          <p className="text-sm font-medium">Encrypted backup</p>
+          <p className="text-sm font-medium">Password Backup</p>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            Protect your key with a passphrase and save a recoverable backup.
+            Protect your key with a password and save a recoverable backup.
           </p>
         </div>
         <button