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tck/human-name-parser
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Takes human names of arbitrary complexity and various wacky formats and parses them out.

v0.1.6(8y ago)142PHPPHP ^7.1.3

Since Apr 11Pushed 8y agoCompare

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Human Name Parser
=================

[](#human-name-parser)

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### Description

[](#description)

Takes human names of arbitrary complexity and various wacky formats like:

- J. Walter Weatherman
- de la Cruz, Ana M.
- James C. ('Jimmy') O'Dell, Jr.

and parses out the:

- leading initial (Like "J." in "J. Walter Weatherman")
- first name (or first initial in a name like 'R. Crumb')
- nicknames (like "Jimmy" in "James C. ('Jimmy') O'Dell, Jr.")
- middle names
- surname (including compound ones like "van der Sar' and "Ortega y Gasset"), and
- suffix (like 'Jr.', 'III')

### Example Usage

[](#example-usage)

```
$parser = new Tck\HumanNameParser\Parser("John Q. Smith");
echo  $parser->surname() . ", " . $parser->firstName();
// returns "Smith, John"
```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 31% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~74 days

Recently: every ~111 days

Total

7

Last Release

2922d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1PHP ^5.6 || ^7.0

v0.1.6PHP ^7.1.3

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/848019?v=4)[Ben Carter](/maintainers/bencarter78)[@bencarter78](https://github.com/bencarter78)

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