diff --git a/src/modules/name/index.ts b/src/modules/name/index.ts
index 4b7e75d7375..07a4164d7fa 100644
--- a/src/modules/name/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/name/index.ts
@@ -159,15 +159,16 @@ export class Name {
       since: '7.4',
       until: '8.0',
     });
-    return this.fullName(firstName, lastName, gender);
+    return this.fullName({ firstName, lastName, gender });
   }
 
   /**
    * Generates a random full name.
    *
-   * @param firstName The optional first name to use. If not specified a random one will be chosen.
-   * @param lastName The optional last name to use. If not specified a random one will be chosen.
-   * @param gender The optional gender to use.
+   * @param options An options object. Defaults to `{}`.
+   * @param options.firstName The optional first name to use. If not specified a random one will be chosen.
+   * @param options.lastName The optional last name to use. If not specified a random one will be chosen.
+   * @param options.gender The optional gender to use.
    * Can be either `'female'` or `'male'`.
    *
    * @example
@@ -177,12 +178,18 @@ export class Name {
    * faker.name.fullName(undefined, 'Beer') // 'Mr. Alfonso Beer'
    * faker.name.fullName(undefined, undefined, 'male') // 'Fernando Schaefer'
    */
-  fullName(firstName?: string, lastName?: string, gender?: GenderType): string {
-    const normalizedGender: GenderType =
-      gender ?? this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(['female', 'male']);
-
-    firstName = firstName || this.firstName(normalizedGender);
-    lastName = lastName || this.lastName(normalizedGender);
+  fullName(
+    options: {
+      firstName?: string;
+      lastName?: string;
+      gender?: GenderType;
+    } = {}
+  ): string {
+    const {
+      gender = this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(['female', 'male']),
+      firstName = this.firstName(gender),
+      lastName = this.lastName(gender),
+    } = options;
 
     const nameParts: string[] = [];
     const prefix = this.faker.helpers.maybe(() => this.prefix(gender), {
diff --git a/test/name.spec.ts b/test/name.spec.ts
index f0f216c3d1b..c7baf5a9283 100644
--- a/test/name.spec.ts
+++ b/test/name.spec.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe('name', () => {
           expect(fullName).toContain(' ');
         });
 
-        it('should return a female gender-specific name with firstName and lastName', () => {
+        it('should return a female gender-specific name without firstName and lastName', () => {
           faker.locale = 'mk';
 
           const female_specific = [
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ describe('name', () => {
             ...faker.definitions.name.suffix,
           ];
 
-          const fullName = faker.name.fullName(undefined, undefined, 'female');
+          const fullName = faker.name.fullName({ gender: 'female' });
 
           const parts = fullName.split(' ');
           for (const part of parts) {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe('name', () => {
           }
         });
 
-        it('should return a male gender-specific name with firstName and lastName', () => {
+        it('should return a male gender-specific name without firstName and lastName', () => {
           faker.locale = 'mk';
 
           const male_specific = [
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe('name', () => {
             ...faker.definitions.name.suffix,
           ];
 
-          const fullName = faker.name.fullName(undefined, undefined, 'male');
+          const fullName = faker.name.fullName({ gender: 'male' });
 
           const parts = fullName.split(' ');
           for (const part of parts) {
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ describe('name', () => {
             ...faker.definitions.name.suffix,
           ];
 
-          const fullName = faker.name.fullName(
-            'firstName',
-            'lastName',
-            'female'
-          );
+          const fullName = faker.name.fullName({
+            firstName: 'firstName',
+            lastName: 'lastName',
+            gender: 'female',
+          });
 
           const parts = fullName.split(' ');
           for (const part of parts) {
@@ -309,7 +309,11 @@ describe('name', () => {
             ...faker.definitions.name.suffix,
           ];
 
-          const fullName = faker.name.fullName('firstName', 'lastName', 'male');
+          const fullName = faker.name.fullName({
+            firstName: 'firstName',
+            lastName: 'lastName',
+            gender: 'male',
+          });
 
           const parts = fullName.split(' ');
           for (const part of parts) {