1. Timekeeping. That is, naming according to the year, season, month, date, and hour of birth.
2. Geographical law. Named according to the place of birth.
3. Chronicle method. That is to say, it is named according to what happened or encountered when setting out.
4. Discipline of morality and law. That is, naming someone based on the name of a person who was kind to themselves or their parents when they were born.
5. Discipline of persons. That is, the baby is named based on the surname of the person who stepped on the baby intentionally or unintentionally at birth (generally refers to the first outsider who enters the baby's house after birth).
6. Dream response. That is, the baby is named based on what the mother or father dreamed before the baby was born.
7. Follow the law. That is, the baby is named based on the results of divination before birth.
8. The method of responding to signs. That is, the baby is named according to certain signs before and after birth.
9. Recite the Dharma. That is, the baby is named according to the feelings and thoughts of the elders when the baby is born.
10. The corresponding image method. That is, the baby is named based on certain physical characteristics such as his appearance and body shape when he is born.
11. Express morality. That is, by naming, one expresses one’s desire and willingness to practice certain moral sentiments.
12. Advocate for the virtuous. That is, naming shows admiration for sages and sages.
13. Express your ambitions. That is to express the lofty ambition of making achievements through naming.
14. Consignment method. That is to express the various expectations of the elders for the baby through naming, or to inherit the ancestral influence, and the family business will be prosperous, with names such as Li Longji, Tian Chengsi, Yang Jiye, etc.; or to eliminate disasters and live a long life, such as Huo Qubing, Gan Yanshou, Mao Names such as Yanshou, Xin Qiji, etc.; or granted the title of wife and son, honoring the ancestor Guangzong, such as Shi Dazu, Tang Xianzu, Liu Xiaozu, Zheng Guangzu, etc.
15. Usage of classics. That is to say, the name is taken from the meaning of the words in the poems, articles, idioms and allusions.
16. The method of connecting surnames. That is, combining the surname and the first name into a ready-made word.
17. Numerology method, which is named after the so-called life and death theory.
18. The sequential method is named after the order of birth, such as Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu and so on.
19. The weight method is named after the newborn's weight, such as the nine-pound old lady.
20. The method of naming things is what Shen Shao calls fake methods. It uses the names of all things, including heaven, earth, mountains and rivers, minerals, plants, animals, and treasures, and they are all fake.
21. Addition and subtraction, that is, the strokes of the surname are added and subtracted to form the name, such as Wang Zhu, Wei Yu, Wang San, Wang Feng, Yu in "Jinghuayuan" 5. Eight brothers, Wang Ren, Wang Mao and Wang Jin.
22. Overlapping characters, that is, two characters are overlapped to form a name, such as Guan Panpan, Li Shishi, Su Xiaoxiao; there are also names that directly overlap with the surname.
23. The bordering method, that is, using the same radical to name family members or family members of the same generation, is a supplement or alternative to the pedigree naming format.
24. Zodiac method, that is, naming the baby based on the zodiac sign of the year of birth.
In addition, after the Revolution of 1911, there were also the transliteration method (that is, using the Chinese transliteration of foreign words as names), the combined surname method (that is, combining the parents' surnames into names), etc. Travel the world.