ChineseNames

ChineseNames-package

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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 <a href="https://psychbruce.github.io/ChineseNames/">https://psychbruce.github.io/ChineseNames/</a>.

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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/>.

Han-Wu-Shuang Bao

Chinese Name Database 1930-2008

ChineseNames-package function

Maintainer: Han Wu Shuang Bao <a href="/link/baohws%40foxmail.com?package=ChineseNames&version=2025.8" data-mini-rdoc="ChineseNames::baohws@foxmail.com">baohws@foxmail.com</a> (<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-710X">ORCID</a>)

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<img src='figures/logo.png' style='float: right' alt='logo' width='120' />
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 <a href='https://psychbruce.github.io/ChineseNames/'>https://psychbruce.github.io/ChineseNames/</a>.

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

Maintainer: Han Wu Shuang Bao <a href='mailto:baohws@foxmail.com'>baohws@foxmail.com</a> (<a href='https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-710X'>ORCID</a>)

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

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