Package

package-name-regex

Provides a regex that can be used to test if a string is a valid NPM package name.

v5.0.0, 2 Jan 2026MITESM onlyTypes: BundledTesting

$ npm install package-name-regex

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 181.3k; +29% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 8 months ago; v5.0.0
GitHub stars: 8; 1 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 4
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 8

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

181,305 downloads last week, 857,720 in the last month. The 12-month change of +29% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 5.0.0, 2 Jan 20268 months ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 25 Sept 2026same day as the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 4
Commits, last 52 weeks: 8
Dependents on npm: 26

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=22
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 6.7 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install package-name-regex

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/package-name-regex@5.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/package-name-regex@5.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/package-name-regex@5.0.0

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.