module FFaker::SSN

Public Instance Methods

ssn() click to toggle source

The Social Security number is a nine-digit number in the format “AAA-GG-SSSS”. More info here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number

# File lib/ffaker/ssn.rb, line 13
def ssn
  first_group  = fetch_sample([*1..665, *667..899])
  second_group = rand(1..99)
  third_group  = rand(1..9999)

  format(
    '%<first_group>.3d-%<second_group>.2d-%<third_group>.4d',
    first_group: first_group, second_group: second_group, third_group: third_group
  )
end