apache
diff --git a/docs/source/user-guide/dataframe/rendering.rst b/docs/source/user-guide/dataframe/rendering.rst
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ You can customize how DataFrames are rendered by configuring the formatter:
         max_width=1000,            # Maximum width in pixels
         max_height=300,            # Maximum height in pixels
         max_memory_bytes=2097152,  # Maximum memory for rendering (2MB)
-        min_rows_display=20,       # Minimum number of rows to display
-        repr_rows=10,              # Number of rows to display in __repr__
+        min_rows=10,               # Minimum number of rows to display
+        max_rows=10,               # Maximum rows to display in __repr__
         enable_cell_expansion=True,# Allow expanding truncated cells
         custom_css=None,           # Additional custom CSS
         show_truncation_message=True, # Show message when data is truncated
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ You can control how much data is displayed and how much memory is used for rende
 
     configure_formatter(
         max_memory_bytes=4 * 1024 * 1024,  # 4MB maximum memory for display
-        min_rows_display=50,               # Always show at least 50 rows
-        repr_rows=20                       # Show 20 rows in __repr__ output
+        min_rows=20,                       # Always show at least 20 rows
+        max_rows=50                        # Show up to 50 rows in output
     )
 
 These parameters help balance comprehensive data display against performance considerations.

diff --git a/python/datafusion/dataframe_formatter.py b/python/datafusion/dataframe_formatter.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import warnings
 from typing import (
     TYPE_CHECKING,
     Any,
@@ -61,6 +62,93 @@ def _validate_bool(value: Any, param_name: str) -> None:
         raise TypeError(msg)
 
 
+def _validate_formatter_parameters(
+    max_cell_length: int,
+    max_width: int,
+    max_height: int,
+    max_memory_bytes: int,
+    min_rows: int,
+    max_rows: int | None,
+    repr_rows: int | None,
+    enable_cell_expansion: bool,
+    show_truncation_message: bool,
+    use_shared_styles: bool,
+    custom_css: str | None,
+    style_provider: Any,
+) -> int:
+    """Validate all formatter parameters and return resolved max_rows value.
+
+    Args:
+        max_cell_length: Maximum cell length value to validate
+        max_width: Maximum width value to validate
+        max_height: Maximum height value to validate
+        max_memory_bytes: Maximum memory bytes value to validate
+        min_rows: Minimum rows to display value to validate
+        max_rows: Maximum rows value to validate (None means use default)
+        repr_rows: Deprecated repr_rows value to validate
+        enable_cell_expansion: Boolean expansion flag to validate
+        show_truncation_message: Boolean message flag to validate
+        use_shared_styles: Boolean styles flag to validate
+        custom_css: Custom CSS string to validate
+        style_provider: Style provider object to validate
+
+    Returns:
+        The resolved max_rows value after handling repr_rows deprecation
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If any numeric parameter is invalid or constraints are violated
+        TypeError: If any parameter has invalid type
+        DeprecationWarning: If repr_rows parameter is used
+    """
+    # Validate numeric parameters
+    _validate_positive_int(max_cell_length, "max_cell_length")
+    _validate_positive_int(max_width, "max_width")
+    _validate_positive_int(max_height, "max_height")
+    _validate_positive_int(max_memory_bytes, "max_memory_bytes")
+    _validate_positive_int(min_rows, "min_rows")
+
+    # Handle deprecated repr_rows parameter
+    if repr_rows is not None:
+        warnings.warn(
+            "repr_rows parameter is deprecated, use max_rows instead",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=4,
+        )
+        _validate_positive_int(repr_rows, "repr_rows")
+        if max_rows is not None and repr_rows != max_rows:
+            msg = "Cannot specify both repr_rows and max_rows; use max_rows only"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+        max_rows = repr_rows
+
+    # Use default if max_rows was not provided
+    if max_rows is None:
+        max_rows = 10
+
+    _validate_positive_int(max_rows, "max_rows")
+
+    # Validate constraint: min_rows <= max_rows
+    if min_rows > max_rows:
+        msg = "min_rows must be less than or equal to max_rows"
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+
+    # Validate boolean parameters
+    _validate_bool(enable_cell_expansion, "enable_cell_expansion")
+    _validate_bool(show_truncation_message, "show_truncation_message")
+    _validate_bool(use_shared_styles, "use_shared_styles")
+
+    # Validate custom_css
+    if custom_css is not None and not isinstance(custom_css, str):
+        msg = "custom_css must be None or a string"
+        raise TypeError(msg)
+
+    # Validate style_provider
+    if style_provider is not None and not isinstance(style_provider, StyleProvider):
+        msg = "style_provider must implement the StyleProvider protocol"
+        raise TypeError(msg)
+
+    return max_rows
+
+
 @runtime_checkable
 class CellFormatter(Protocol):
     """Protocol for cell value formatters."""
@@ -126,8 +214,9 @@ class DataFrameHtmlFormatter:
         max_width: Maximum width of the HTML table in pixels
         max_height: Maximum height of the HTML table in pixels
         max_memory_bytes: Maximum memory in bytes for rendered data (default: 2MB)
-        min_rows_display: Minimum number of rows to display
-        repr_rows: Default number of rows to display in repr output
+        min_rows: Minimum number of rows to display (must be <= max_rows)
+        max_rows: Maximum number of rows to display in repr output
+        repr_rows: Deprecated alias for max_rows
         enable_cell_expansion: Whether to add expand/collapse buttons for long cell
           values
         custom_css: Additional CSS to include in the HTML output
@@ -143,8 +232,9 @@ def __init__(
         max_width: int = 1000,
         max_height: int = 300,
         max_memory_bytes: int = 2 * 1024 * 1024,  # 2 MB
-        min_rows_display: int = 20,
-        repr_rows: int = 10,
+        min_rows: int = 10,
+        max_rows: int | None = None,
+        repr_rows: int | None = None,
         enable_cell_expansion: bool = True,
         custom_css: str | None = None,
         show_truncation_message: bool = True,
@@ -155,71 +245,70 @@ def __init__(
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        max_cell_length : int, default 25
+        max_cell_length
             Maximum length of cell content before truncation.
-        max_width : int, default 1000
+        max_width
             Maximum width of the displayed table in pixels.
-        max_height : int, default 300
+        max_height
             Maximum height of the displayed table in pixels.
-        max_memory_bytes : int, default 2097152 (2MB)
-            Maximum memory in bytes for rendered data.
-        min_rows_display : int, default 20
-            Minimum number of rows to display.
-        repr_rows : int, default 10
-            Default number of rows to display in repr output.
-        enable_cell_expansion : bool, default True
+        max_memory_bytes
+            Maximum memory in bytes for rendered data. Helps prevent performance
+            issues with large datasets.
+        min_rows
+            Minimum number of rows to display even if memory limit is reached.
+            Must not exceed ``max_rows``.
+        max_rows
+            Maximum number of rows to display. Takes precedence over memory limits
+            when fewer rows are requested.
+        repr_rows
+            Deprecated alias for ``max_rows``. Use ``max_rows`` instead.
+        enable_cell_expansion
             Whether to allow cells to expand when clicked.
-        custom_css : str, optional
+        custom_css
             Custom CSS to apply to the HTML table.
-        show_truncation_message : bool, default True
+        show_truncation_message
             Whether to show a message indicating that content has been truncated.
-        style_provider : StyleProvider, optional
+        style_provider
             Provider of CSS styles for the HTML table. If None, DefaultStyleProvider
             is used.
-        use_shared_styles : bool, default True
-            Whether to use shared styles across multiple tables.
+        use_shared_styles
+            Whether to use shared styles across multiple tables. This improves
+            performance when displaying many DataFrames in a single notebook.
 
         Raises:
         ------
         ValueError
             If max_cell_length, max_width, max_height, max_memory_bytes,
-            min_rows_display, or repr_rows is not a positive integer.
+            min_rows or max_rows is not a positive integer, or if min_rows
+            exceeds max_rows.
         TypeError
             If enable_cell_expansion, show_truncation_message, or use_shared_styles is
-            not a boolean,
-            or if custom_css is provided but is not a string,
-            or if style_provider is provided but does not implement the StyleProvider
+            not a boolean, or if custom_css is provided but is not a string, or if
+            style_provider is provided but does not implement the StyleProvider
             protocol.
         """
-        # Validate numeric parameters
-        _validate_positive_int(max_cell_length, "max_cell_length")
-        _validate_positive_int(max_width, "max_width")
-        _validate_positive_int(max_height, "max_height")
-        _validate_positive_int(max_memory_bytes, "max_memory_bytes")
-        _validate_positive_int(min_rows_display, "min_rows_display")
-        _validate_positive_int(repr_rows, "repr_rows")
-
-        # Validate boolean parameters
-        _validate_bool(enable_cell_expansion, "enable_cell_expansion")
-        _validate_bool(show_truncation_message, "show_truncation_message")
-        _validate_bool(use_shared_styles, "use_shared_styles")
-
-        # Validate custom_css
-        if custom_css is not None and not isinstance(custom_css, str):
-            msg = "custom_css must be None or a string"
-            raise TypeError(msg)
-
-        # Validate style_provider
-        if style_provider is not None and not isinstance(style_provider, StyleProvider):
-            msg = "style_provider must implement the StyleProvider protocol"
-            raise TypeError(msg)
+        # Validate all parameters and get resolved max_rows
+        resolved_max_rows = _validate_formatter_parameters(
+            max_cell_length,
+            max_width,
+            max_height,
+            max_memory_bytes,
+            min_rows,
+            max_rows,
+            repr_rows,
+            enable_cell_expansion,
+            show_truncation_message,
+            use_shared_styles,
+            custom_css,
+            style_provider,
+        )
 
         self.max_cell_length = max_cell_length
         self.max_width = max_width
         self.max_height = max_height
         self.max_memory_bytes = max_memory_bytes
-        self.min_rows_display = min_rows_display
-        self.repr_rows = repr_rows
+        self.min_rows = min_rows
+        self._max_rows = resolved_max_rows
         self.enable_cell_expansion = enable_cell_expansion
         self.custom_css = custom_css
         self.show_truncation_message = show_truncation_message
@@ -231,6 +320,55 @@ def __init__(
         self._custom_cell_builder: Callable[[Any, int, int, str], str] | None = None
         self._custom_header_builder: Callable[[Any], str] | None = None
 
+    @property
+    def max_rows(self) -> int:
+        """Get the maximum number of rows to display.
+
+        Returns:
+            The maximum number of rows to display in repr output
+        """
+        return self._max_rows
+
+    @max_rows.setter
+    def max_rows(self, value: int) -> None:
+        """Set the maximum number of rows to display.
+
+        Args:
+            value: The maximum number of rows
+        """
+        self._max_rows = value
+
+    @property
+    def repr_rows(self) -> int:
+        """Get the maximum number of rows (deprecated name).
+
+        .. deprecated::
+            Use :attr:`max_rows` instead. This property is provided for
+            backward compatibility.
+
+        Returns:
+            The maximum number of rows to display
+        """
+        return self._max_rows
+
+    @repr_rows.setter
+    def repr_rows(self, value: int) -> None:
+        """Set the maximum number of rows using deprecated name.
+
+        .. deprecated::
+            Use :attr:`max_rows` setter instead. This property is provided for
+            backward compatibility.
+
+        Args:
+            value: The maximum number of rows
+        """
+        warnings.warn(
+            "repr_rows is deprecated, use max_rows instead",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        self._max_rows = value
+
     def register_formatter(self, type_class: type, formatter: CellFormatter) -> None:
         """Register a custom formatter for a specific data type.
 
@@ -659,7 +797,8 @@ def configure_formatter(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
         "max_width",
         "max_height",
         "max_memory_bytes",
-        "min_rows_display",
+        "min_rows",
+        "max_rows",
         "repr_rows",
         "enable_cell_expansion",
         "custom_css",