Program Information

This is a simple PHP program for generating lists of random names for recreational purposes, such as trying to come up with random name ideas for story characters or to use as data for testing a program that requires a list of experimental names.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Simply enter the size of the desired names list (1 to 100) and click either the
[Generate Male Names] button or the [Generate Female Names] button to
generate a new listing of up to 100 random names.   Each click will generate
a fresh, new, random names list.

Since the generated name combinations are totally randomized, they can form some very odd and unusual sounding names among the multiple billions of possibilities.

Some of the names data used by this program were obtained from the US Census Bureau web site at :

http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/names_files.html

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The Statistics Are Based On The Current Names Data Files

Total First And Last Names Data Currently Available
1,210 male first names
4,255 female first names
88,800 surnames or last names

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MALE NAMES RAW STATISTICS

FORMAT: J. Smith
2,308,800 total names in this format.

FORMAT: J. E. Smith
57,720,000 total names in this format.

FORMAT: John Smith
107,448,000 total names in this format.

FORMAT: John E. Smith
2,793,648,000 total names in this format.

FORMAT: J. Edward Smith
2,793,648,000 total names in this format.

FORMAT: John Edward Smith
129,904,632,000 total male names in this format.

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FEMALE NAMES RAW STATISTICS

FORMAT: M. Smith
2,308,800 total names in this format.

FORMAT: M. A. Smith
57,720,000 total names in this format.

FORMAT: Mary Smith
377,844,000 total names in this format.

FORMAT: Mary A. Smith
9,823,944,000 total names in this format.

FORMAT: M. Ann Smith
9,823,944,000 total names in this format.

FORMAT: Mary Ann Smith
1,607,348,376,000 total female names in this format.