ChineseNames-package: ChineseNames: Chinese Name Database 1930-2008

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ChineseNames: Chinese Name Database 1930-2008

Description

A database of Chinese surnames and given names (1930-2008). This database contains nationwide frequency statistics of 1,806 Chinese surnames and 2,614 Chinese characters used in given names, covering about 1.2 billion Han Chinese population (96.8 percent of the Han Chinese household-registered population born from 1930 to 2008 and still alive in 2008). This package also contains a function for computing multiple indices of Chinese surnames and given names for social science research (e.g., name uniqueness, name gender, name valence, and name warmth/competence). Details are provided at https://psychbruce.github.io/ChineseNames/.

Author(s)

Maintainer: Han Wu Shuang Bao [e-mail] (ORCID)

Source

This database was provided by Beijing Meiming Science and Technology Company (through private collaboration) and originally obtained from the National Citizen Identity Information Center (NCIIC) of China in 2008.

See Also

Useful links:

• https://psychbruce.github.io/ChineseNames/

• Report bugs at https://github.com/psychbruce/ChineseNames/issues

ChineseNames documentation built on Aug. 21, 2025, 5:50 p.m.