NameAPI is a web API
to handle people's names
in your software.

News

15.12.2025

Detecting What Isn’t a Name: Salutations in International Data

Salutations often appear in name fields, even though they are not part of the actual name....


25.11.2025

Dictionary Update: Danish Names

NameAPI has expanded its Nordic coverage with 2,600 given names and 8,600 family names, capturing...


05.11.2025

Verification of Payee (VoP) with NameMatcher

NameAPI is introducing Verification of Payee (VoP) powered by NameMatcher, enabling fast, accurate...


30.10.2025

Software Version 11.0.0 Deployed

Release of Optimaize PII Platform with Java 21.


29.09.2025

Dictionary Update: Quechua and Aymara Names

The NameAPI database continues to grow, now enriched with 3,700 new given names and 600 family...


   

Person Name Formatter

       
Formats a full name nicely, with correct upper/lower case.
            
"jean-claude LAFORGE" => "Jean-Claude Laforge"