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randomNames

Generate Random Given and Surnames

v1.6-0.0 · May 3, 2024 · GPL-3

Description

Function for generating random gender and ethnicity correct first and/or last names. Names are chosen proportionally based upon their probability of appearing in a large scale data base of real names.

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r2u CRAN

4

Last 30 days

31

Last 90 days

128

Last year

Trend: -63.6% (30d vs prior 30d)

autoCRAN

8

Last 7 days

23

Last 30 days

7

All-time

autoCRAN-only: this name is served only by autoCRAN, so the count is exact.

CRAN Check Status

13 OK
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r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang OK
r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-gcc OK
r-devel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-oldrel-macos-arm64 OK
r-oldrel-macos-x86_64 OK
r-oldrel-windows-x86_64 OK
r-patched-linux-x86_64 OK
r-release-linux-x86_64 OK
r-release-macos-arm64 OK
r-release-macos-x86_64 OK
r-release-windows-x86_64 OK

Check History

OK 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Jun 8, 2026
WARNING 12 OK · 0 NOTE · 1 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Jun 7, 2026
WARNING r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

for code/documentation mismatches

Warning in file(open = "w+") :
  cannot open file '/tmp/RtmpQK6sDv/Rf3ad39148fe90f7': No space left on device
Error in file(open = "w+") : cannot open the connection
Calls: <Anonymous> -> .load_package_quietly -> .try_quietly -> file
Execution halted
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026

Code

Structure

Lines of code

451

Files

21

Compiled share

0%

Has compiled src

No

Language breakdown

R 96 (21.3%)Docs 140 (31%)Vignettes 215 (47.7%)

API

Exported functions

1

Internal functions

0

Testing & CI

Has tests

No

Test-to-code ratio

0.00

testthat edition

CI present

No

CI type

[]

PR gated

No

Docs

Return-value doc rate

100%

\dontrun example ratio

0%

Roxygen coverage

100%

Has pkgdown

No

NEWS present

No

Health & Security signals

Informational signals; not verdicts.

on.exit coverage

Unsafe pattern score

0

Dep constraint coverage

66.7%

Secret pattern count

0

Bundled 3rd-party code

2 items

Portability & License

Min R version

4.0

System requirements

C++ standard

License

GPL-3

License flags

SPDX valid, OSI approved

History

Versions

13

First release

2011-06-11

Latest release

2024-05-04

Avg cadence

262 days

Cold removal rate

Dep drift

2

LOC over versions

v0.0-2: 193 LOCv0.0-3: 197 LOCv0.0-4: 197 LOCv0.0-5: 197 LOCv0.0-6: 197 LOCv0.0-8: 197 LOCv0.1-0: 208 LOCv0.2-0: 216 LOCv0.4-0: 237 LOCv1.0-0.0: 389 LOCv1.4-0.0: 431 LOCv1.5-0.0: 451 LOCv1.6-0.0: 451 LOC

Per-file churn detail lives in the source pipeline: https://github.com/r-observatory/cran-code-metrics.

Reverse Dependencies (5)

suggests

Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies crayon data.table toOrdinal NHSRwaitinglist SGP simulist diffpriv raw randomNames

Version History

14 tracked
new 1.6-0.0 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.6-0.0 ← 1.5-0.0 diff May 3, 2024
updated 1.5-0.0 ← 1.4-0.0 diff Apr 21, 2021
updated 1.4-0.0 ← 1.0-0.0 diff Mar 6, 2019
updated 1.0-0.0 ← 0.4-0 diff Jun 5, 2017
updated 0.4-0 ← 0.2-0 diff Feb 12, 2017
updated 0.2-0 ← 0.1-0 diff Sep 8, 2016
updated 0.1-0 ← 0.0-8 diff Jul 23, 2015
updated 0.0-8 ← 0.0-6 diff Feb 6, 2015
updated 0.0-6 ← 0.0-5 diff Jan 20, 2013
updated 0.0-5 ← 0.0-4 diff Jan 27, 2012
updated 0.0-4 ← 0.0-3 diff Nov 19, 2011
updated 0.0-3 ← 0.0-2 diff Jul 1, 2011
new 0.0-2 Jun 14, 2011