# Names and other identifying information

The following generators produce names and other identifying values for an individual.

Fabricate automatically correlates name and gender columns within a table.

For more information about these generators and how they are configured in the application, go to [names-and-other-identifying-information](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/rule-based-tables-and-columns/table-columns/generator-reference/names-and-other-identifying-information "mention") in the generator reference.

## First Name

Produces a given name, such as John or Mary.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## Full Name

Produces a full name (given name and family name), such as John Smith and Mary Jones.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## Last Name

Produces a family name, such as Smith or Jones.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## Middle Name

Produces a middle name. Uses the same set of names as the First Name generator. The middle name is always different from the first name.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## Nickname

Produces a common nickname for the person, such as Bobby or Lefty.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## **Passport Number (Global)**

Produces a random passport number that matches the country name or code that is in another column of the table.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## **Passport Number (US)**

Produces a random United States passport number.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## **Person Name Suffix**

Produces a name suffix. The possible suffixes are Jr., Sr., and III.

The suffix is applied to 2% of male names.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## **Person Name Title**

Produces a name title. The possible titles are Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Dr..

The Dr. prefix is applied to 1% of all records.

The remaining titles are distributed evenly among the records, and correspond to the gender of the name columns.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## Sex

Populates a column with either Male or Female.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").

## SSN

Populates a column with valid United States Social Security numbers (SSNs).

```json
{ 
  "name": string,
  "data_type": string,
  "generator": "Phone Number",
  // Generator-specific fields
  "include_dash": boolean, // Whether to include dashes
  // End generator-specific fields
  "percent_null": integer,
  "virtual": boolean,
  // Advanced options
  "primary_key": boolean,
  "index": boolean,
  "seed": string,
  "postprocessing_sql": string
}
```

## Username

Populates a column with a username. For example, johndoe.

Uses the [general-column-configuration](https://docs.tonic.ai/fabricate/fabricate-api-and-cli/using-the-fabricate-api/data-model/api-column-attributes/general-column-configuration "mention").