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ChineseNames

Chinese Name Database 1930-2008

v2025.8 · Aug 19, 2025 · GPL-3

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/>.

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Version History

new 2025.8 Mar 10, 2026
updated 2025.8 ← 2023.8 diff Aug 18, 2025
updated 2023.8 ← 1.1.1 diff Aug 7, 2023
updated 1.1.1 ← 1.1.0 diff Nov 28, 2021
updated 1.1.0 ← 1.0.0 diff Jun 20, 2021
new 1.0.0 Mar 31, 2021