diff --git a/public/app/AppWrapper.tsx b/public/app/AppWrapper.tsx
index b4a79094bba..89c1b48eab2 100644
--- a/public/app/AppWrapper.tsx
+++ b/public/app/AppWrapper.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { getAppRoutes } from 'app/routes/routes';
 import { ConfigContext, ThemeProvider } from './core/utils/ConfigProvider';
 import { RouteDescriptor } from './core/navigation/types';
 import { contextSrv } from './core/services/context_srv';
-import { SideMenu } from './core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu';
+import { NavBar } from './core/components/NavBar/NavBar';
 import { GrafanaRoute } from './core/navigation/GrafanaRoute';
 import { AppNotificationList } from './core/components/AppNotifications/AppNotificationList';
 import { SearchWrapper } from 'app/features/search';
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export class AppWrapper extends React.Component<AppWrapperProps, AppWrapperState
                 <GlobalStyles />
                 <div className="grafana-app">
                   <Router history={locationService.getHistory()}>
-                    <SideMenu />
+                    <NavBar />
                     <main className="main-view">
                       <div
                         ref={this.container}
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/BottomSection.test.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.test.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/BottomSection.test.tsx
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/BottomSection.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/BottomSection.tsx
index 0e8d489dd70..6987844b9ae 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/BottomSection.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/BottomSection.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import config from '../../config';
 import { OrgSwitcher } from '../OrgSwitcher';
 import { getFooterLinks } from '../Footer/Footer';
 import { HelpModal } from '../help/HelpModal';
-import SideMenuItem from './SideMenuItem';
+import NavBarItem from './NavBarItem';
 import { getForcedLoginUrl, isLinkActive, isSearchActive } from './utils';
 
 export default function BottomSection() {
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ export default function BottomSection() {
   return (
     <div data-testid="bottom-section-items" className={styles.container}>
       {!isSignedIn && (
-        <SideMenuItem label="Sign In" target="_self" url={forcedLoginUrl}>
+        <NavBarItem label="Sign In" target="_self" url={forcedLoginUrl}>
           <Icon name="signout" size="xl" />
-        </SideMenuItem>
+        </NavBarItem>
       )}
       {bottomNav.map((link, index) => {
         let menuItems = link.children || [];
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default function BottomSection() {
         }
 
         return (
-          <SideMenuItem
+          <NavBarItem
             key={`${link.url}-${index}`}
             isActive={!isSearchActive(location) && activeItemId === link.id}
             label={link.text}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export default function BottomSection() {
           >
             {link.icon && <Icon name={link.icon as IconName} size="xl" />}
             {link.img && <img src={link.img} alt={`${link.text} logo`} />}
-          </SideMenuItem>
+          </NavBarItem>
         );
       })}
       {showSwitcherModal && <OrgSwitcher onDismiss={toggleSwitcherModal} />}
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/DropdownChild.test.tsx
similarity index 81%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.test.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/DropdownChild.test.tsx
index 99bf45df025..1552b1a5958 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/DropdownChild.test.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
-import DropDownChild from './DropDownChild';
+import DropdownChild from './DropdownChild';
 
-describe('DropDownChild', () => {
+describe('DropdownChild', () => {
   const mockText = 'MyChildItem';
   const mockUrl = '/route';
   const mockIcon = 'home-alt';
 
   it('displays the text', () => {
-    render(<DropDownChild text={mockText} />);
+    render(<DropdownChild text={mockText} />);
     const text = screen.getByText(mockText);
     expect(text).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('DropDownChild', () => {
   it('attaches the url to the text if provided', () => {
     render(
       <BrowserRouter>
-        <DropDownChild text={mockText} url={mockUrl} />
+        <DropdownChild text={mockText} url={mockUrl} />
       </BrowserRouter>
     );
     const link = screen.getByRole('link', { name: mockText });
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ describe('DropDownChild', () => {
   });
 
   it('displays an icon if a valid icon is provided', () => {
-    render(<DropDownChild text={mockText} icon={mockIcon} />);
+    render(<DropdownChild text={mockText} icon={mockIcon} />);
     const icon = screen.getByTestId('dropdown-child-icon');
     expect(icon).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('displays a divider instead when isDivider is true', () => {
-    render(<DropDownChild text={mockText} icon={mockIcon} url={mockUrl} isDivider />);
+    render(<DropdownChild text={mockText} icon={mockIcon} url={mockUrl} isDivider />);
 
     // Check the divider is shown
     const divider = screen.getByTestId('dropdown-child-divider');
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/DropdownChild.tsx
similarity index 93%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/DropdownChild.tsx
index b69f4b233fe..6badadb67d7 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/DropDownChild.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/DropdownChild.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface Props {
   url?: string;
 }
 
-const DropDownChild = ({ isDivider = false, icon, onClick, target, text, url }: Props) => {
+const DropdownChild = ({ isDivider = false, icon, onClick, target, text, url }: Props) => {
   const theme = useTheme2();
   const styles = getStyles(theme);
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const DropDownChild = ({ isDivider = false, icon, onClick, target, text, url }:
   return isDivider ? <li data-testid="dropdown-child-divider" className="divider" /> : <li>{element}</li>;
 };
 
-export default DropDownChild;
+export default DropdownChild;
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
   element: css`
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBar.test.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.test.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBar.test.tsx
index f0798c2c13a..751a7d2f58d 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBar.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { SideMenu } from './SideMenu';
+import { NavBar } from './NavBar';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { Router } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const setup = () => {
   return render(
     <Provider store={store}>
       <Router history={locationService.getHistory()}>
-        <SideMenu />
+        <NavBar />
       </Router>
     </Provider>
   );
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBar.tsx
similarity index 94%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBar.tsx
index f22e7a2b91b..19296b11984 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenu.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBar.tsx
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ import BottomSection from './BottomSection';
 
 const homeUrl = config.appSubUrl || '/';
 
-export const SideMenu: FC = React.memo(() => {
+export const NavBar: FC = React.memo(() => {
   const theme = useTheme2();
   const styles = getStyles(theme);
   const location = useLocation();
   const query = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
   const kiosk = query.get('kiosk') as KioskMode;
 
-  const toggleSideMenuSmallBreakpoint = useCallback(() => {
+  const toggleNavBarSmallBreakpoint = useCallback(() => {
     appEvents.emit(CoreEvents.toggleSidemenuMobile);
   }, []);
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const SideMenu: FC = React.memo(() => {
       <a href={homeUrl} className={styles.homeLogo}>
         <Branding.MenuLogo />
       </a>
-      <div className={styles.mobileSidemenuLogo} onClick={toggleSideMenuSmallBreakpoint} key="hamburger">
+      <div className={styles.mobileSidemenuLogo} onClick={toggleNavBarSmallBreakpoint} key="hamburger">
         <Icon name="bars" size="xl" />
         <span className={styles.closeButton}>
           <Icon name="times" />
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const SideMenu: FC = React.memo(() => {
   );
 });
 
-SideMenu.displayName = 'SideMenu';
+NavBar.displayName = 'NavBar';
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
   sidemenu: css`
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarDropdown.test.tsx
similarity index 75%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.test.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarDropdown.test.tsx
index 287427ff9b2..8083daed70a 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarDropdown.test.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
-import SideMenuDropDown from './SideMenuDropDown';
+import NavBarDropdown from './NavBarDropdown';
 
-describe('SideMenuDropDown', () => {
+describe('NavBarDropdown', () => {
   const mockHeaderText = 'MyHeaderText';
   const mockHeaderUrl = '/route';
   const mockOnHeaderClick = jest.fn();
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('SideMenuDropDown', () => {
   ];
 
   it('displays the header text', () => {
-    render(<SideMenuDropDown headerText={mockHeaderText} />);
+    render(<NavBarDropdown headerText={mockHeaderText} />);
     const text = screen.getByText(mockHeaderText);
     expect(text).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('SideMenuDropDown', () => {
   it('attaches the header url to the header text if provided', () => {
     render(
       <BrowserRouter>
-        <SideMenuDropDown headerText={mockHeaderText} headerUrl={mockHeaderUrl} />
+        <NavBarDropdown headerText={mockHeaderText} headerUrl={mockHeaderUrl} />
       </BrowserRouter>
     );
     const link = screen.getByRole('link', { name: mockHeaderText });
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('SideMenuDropDown', () => {
   });
 
   it('calls the onHeaderClick function when the header is clicked', () => {
-    render(<SideMenuDropDown headerText={mockHeaderText} onHeaderClick={mockOnHeaderClick} />);
+    render(<NavBarDropdown headerText={mockHeaderText} onHeaderClick={mockOnHeaderClick} />);
     const text = screen.getByText(mockHeaderText);
     expect(text).toBeInTheDocument();
     userEvent.click(text);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('SideMenuDropDown', () => {
   });
 
   it('displays the items', () => {
-    render(<SideMenuDropDown headerText={mockHeaderText} items={mockItems} />);
+    render(<NavBarDropdown headerText={mockHeaderText} items={mockItems} />);
     mockItems.forEach(({ text }) => {
       const childItem = screen.getByText(text);
       expect(childItem).toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarDropdown.tsx
similarity index 96%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarDropdown.tsx
index 5f92097198a..1c2bea6b726 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuDropDown.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarDropdown.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import { GrafanaTheme2, NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
 import { IconName, Link, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
-import DropDownChild from './DropDownChild';
+import DropdownChild from './DropdownChild';
 
 interface Props {
   headerTarget?: HTMLAnchorElement['target'];
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ interface Props {
   subtitleText?: string;
 }
 
-const SideMenuDropDown = ({
+const NavBarDropdown = ({
   headerTarget,
   headerText,
   headerUrl,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const SideMenuDropDown = ({
       {items
         .filter((item) => !item.hideFromMenu)
         .map((child, index) => (
-          <DropDownChild
+          <DropdownChild
             key={`${child.url}-${index}`}
             isDivider={child.divider}
             icon={child.icon as IconName}
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const SideMenuDropDown = ({
   );
 };
 
-export default SideMenuDropDown;
+export default NavBarDropdown;
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, reverseDirection: Props['reverseDirection']) => ({
   header: css`
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarItem.test.tsx
similarity index 80%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.test.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarItem.test.tsx
index e93f83b29b5..402b2a589f7 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarItem.test.tsx
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
-import SideMenuItem from './SideMenuItem';
+import NavBarItem from './NavBarItem';
 
-describe('SideMenuItem', () => {
+describe('NavBarItem', () => {
   it('renders the children', () => {
     const mockLabel = 'Hello';
     render(
       <BrowserRouter>
-        <SideMenuItem label={mockLabel}>
+        <NavBarItem label={mockLabel}>
           <div data-testid="mockChild" />
-        </SideMenuItem>
+        </NavBarItem>
       </BrowserRouter>
     );
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ describe('SideMenuItem', () => {
     const mockUrl = '/route';
     render(
       <BrowserRouter>
-        <SideMenuItem label={mockLabel} url={mockUrl}>
+        <NavBarItem label={mockLabel} url={mockUrl}>
           <div data-testid="mockChild" />
-        </SideMenuItem>
+        </NavBarItem>
       </BrowserRouter>
     );
 
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ describe('SideMenuItem', () => {
     const mockOnClick = jest.fn();
     render(
       <BrowserRouter>
-        <SideMenuItem label={mockLabel} onClick={mockOnClick}>
+        <NavBarItem label={mockLabel} onClick={mockOnClick}>
           <div data-testid="mockChild" />
-        </SideMenuItem>
+        </NavBarItem>
       </BrowserRouter>
     );
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarItem.tsx
similarity index 96%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarItem.tsx
index c3a5d21cbdd..134d67b2b61 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/SideMenuItem.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/NavBarItem.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import { GrafanaTheme2, NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Link, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
-import SideMenuDropDown from './SideMenuDropDown';
+import NavBarDropdown from './NavBarDropdown';
 
 export interface Props {
   isActive?: boolean;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface Props {
   url?: string;
 }
 
-const SideMenuItem = ({
+const NavBarItem = ({
   isActive = false,
   children,
   label,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const SideMenuItem = ({
   return (
     <div className={cx(styles.container, 'dropdown', { dropup: reverseMenuDirection })}>
       {element}
-      <SideMenuDropDown
+      <NavBarDropdown
         headerTarget={target}
         headerText={label}
         headerUrl={url}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const SideMenuItem = ({
   );
 };
 
-export default SideMenuItem;
+export default NavBarItem;
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, isActive: Props['isActive']) => ({
   container: css`
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/TopSection.test.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/TopSection.test.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/TopSection.test.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/TopSection.test.tsx
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/TopSection.tsx b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/TopSection.tsx
similarity index 88%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/TopSection.tsx
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/TopSection.tsx
index e385aa297cd..4c2b0ad2357 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/TopSection.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/TopSection.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { Icon, IconName, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import config from '../../config';
 import { isLinkActive, isSearchActive } from './utils';
-import SideMenuItem from './SideMenuItem';
+import NavBarItem from './NavBarItem';
 
 const TopSection = () => {
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ const TopSection = () => {
 
   return (
     <div data-testid="top-section-items" className={styles.container}>
-      <SideMenuItem isActive={isSearchActive(location)} label="Search dashboards" onClick={onOpenSearch}>
+      <NavBarItem isActive={isSearchActive(location)} label="Search dashboards" onClick={onOpenSearch}>
         <Icon name="search" size="xl" />
-      </SideMenuItem>
+      </NavBarItem>
       {mainLinks.map((link, index) => {
         return (
-          <SideMenuItem
+          <NavBarItem
             key={`${link.id}-${index}`}
             isActive={!isSearchActive(location) && activeItemId === link.id}
             label={link.text}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const TopSection = () => {
           >
             {link.icon && <Icon name={link.icon as IconName} size="xl" />}
             {link.img && <img src={link.img} alt={`${link.text} logo`} />}
-          </SideMenuItem>
+          </NavBarItem>
         );
       })}
     </div>
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/utils.test.ts b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/utils.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/utils.test.ts
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/utils.test.ts
diff --git a/public/app/core/components/sidemenu/utils.ts b/public/app/core/components/NavBar/utils.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from public/app/core/components/sidemenu/utils.ts
rename to public/app/core/components/NavBar/utils.ts