FakerName
Module to generate people's names and titles.
- Find Name
- First Name
- Gender
- Job Area
- Job Descriptor
- Job Title
- Job Type
- Last Name
- Middle Name
- Prefix
- Suffix
- Title
Find Name
Generates a random full name.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| firstName? | string | The optional first name to use. If not specified a random one will be chosen. | |
| lastName? | string | The optional last name to use. If not specified a random one will be chosen. | |
| gender? | GenderType | The optional gender to use.
Can be either |
Returns: string
faker.name.findName(firstName?: string, lastName?: string, gender?: GenderType): string
faker.name.findName() // => "Kelvin Sporer"
faker.name.findName() // 'Allen Brown'
faker.name.findName('Joann') // 'Joann Osinski'
faker.name.findName('Marcella', '', 'female') // 'Mrs. Marcella Huels'
faker.name.findName(undefined, 'Beer') // 'Mr. Alfonso Beer'
faker.name.findName(undefined, undefined, 'male') // 'Fernando Schaefer'
First Name
Returns a random first name.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| gender? | GenderType | The optional gender to use.
Can be either |
Returns: string
faker.name.firstName(gender?: GenderType): string
faker.name.firstName() // => "Katelynn"
faker.name.firstName() // 'Antwan'
faker.name.firstName("female") // 'Victoria'
faker.name.firstName("male") // 'Tom'
Gender
Return a random gender.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| binary? | boolean | false | Whether to return only binary gender names. |
Returns: string
faker.name.gender(binary?: boolean = false): string
faker.name.gender() // => "Gender Fluid"
faker.name.gender() // 'Trans*Man'
faker.name.gender(true) // 'Female'
Job Area
Generates a random job area.
Returns: string
faker.name.jobArea(): string
faker.name.jobArea() // => "Infrastructure"
faker.name.jobArea() // 'Brand'
Job Descriptor
Generates a random job descriptor.
Returns: string
faker.name.jobDescriptor(): string
faker.name.jobDescriptor() // => "Customer"
faker.name.jobDescriptor() // 'Customer'
Job Title
Generates a random job title.
Returns: string
faker.name.jobTitle(): string
faker.name.jobTitle() // => "Customer Intranet Developer"
faker.name.jobTitle() // 'Global Accounts Engineer'
Job Type
Generates a random job type.
Returns: string
faker.name.jobType(): string
faker.name.jobType() // => "Designer"
faker.name.jobType() // 'Assistant'
Last Name
Returns a random last name.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| gender? | GenderType | The optional gender to use.
Can be either |
Returns: string
faker.name.lastName(gender?: GenderType): string
faker.name.lastName() // => "Lowe"
faker.name.lastName() // 'Hauck'
faker.name.lastName("female") // 'Grady'
faker.name.lastName("male") // 'Barton'
Middle Name
Returns a random middle name.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| gender? | GenderType | The optional gender to use.
Can be either |
Returns: string
faker.name.middleName(gender?: GenderType): string
faker.name.middleName() // => "Kyle"
faker.name.middleName() // 'Доброславівна'
faker.name.middleName("female") // 'Анастасівна'
faker.name.middleName("male") // 'Вікторович'
Prefix
Returns a random name prefix.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| gender? | GenderType | The optional gender to use.
Can be either |
Returns: string
faker.name.prefix(gender?: GenderType): string
faker.name.prefix() // => "Ms."
faker.name.prefix() // 'Miss'
faker.name.prefix('female') // 'Ms.'
faker.name.prefix('male') // 'Mr.'
Suffix
Returns a random name suffix.
Returns: string
faker.name.suffix(): string
faker.name.suffix() // => "V"
faker.name.suffix() // 'DDS'
Title
Deprecated
This method is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
Generates a random job title.
Returns: string
faker.name.title(): string
faker.name.title() // => "Customer Intranet Developer"
faker.name.title() // 'International Integration Manager'