diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e3f1d1..9b370b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# unreleased
+
+- Add `cardholderName` verification method
+
 # 8.0.0
 
 _Breaking Changes_
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1133ca1..4571c62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -244,6 +244,35 @@ A fake session where a user is entering a card number may look like:
 
 ---
 
+#### `valid.cardholderName(value: string): object`
+
+The `cardholderName` validation essentially tests for a valid string greater than 0 characters in length that does not look like a card number.
+
+```javascript
+{
+  isPotentiallyValid: true,
+  isValid: true
+}
+```
+
+If a cardholder name is comprised of only numbers, hyphens and spaces, the validator considers it to be too card-like to be valid, but may still be potentially valid if a non-numeric character is added. This is to prevent card number values from being sent along as the cardholder name but not make too many assumptions about a person's cardholder name.
+
+```javascript
+{
+  isPotentiallyValid: true,
+  isValid: false
+}
+```
+
+If a cardholder name is longer than 255 characters, it is assumed to be invalid.
+
+```javascript
+{
+  isPotentiallyValid: false,
+  isValid: false
+}
+```
+
 #### `valid.expirationDate(value: string|object, maxElapsedYear: integer): object`
 
 The `maxElapsedYear` parameter determines how many years in the future a card's expiration date should be considered valid. It has a default value of 19, so cards with an expiration date 20 or more years in the future would not be considered valid. It can be overridden by passing in an `integer` as a second argument.
diff --git a/src/__tests__/cardholder-name.ts b/src/__tests__/cardholder-name.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d46b226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/cardholder-name.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { cardholderName } from "../cardholder-name";
+import type { Verification } from "../types";
+
+describe("cardholderName", () => {
+  describe.each([
+    [
+      "returns false for non-string types",
+      [
+        [0, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [0, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [123, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [1234, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [12345, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [557016, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [-1234, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [-10, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [0 / 0, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [Infinity, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [null, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [[], { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+        [{}, { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false }],
+      ],
+    ],
+
+    [
+      "returns false strings that are longer than 255 characters",
+      [
+        [
+          "this name is 256 chracters aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
+          { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: false },
+        ],
+      ],
+    ],
+
+    [
+      "accepts valid cardholder names",
+      [
+        ["name", { isValid: true, isPotentiallyValid: true }],
+        ["given sur", { isValid: true, isPotentiallyValid: true }],
+        [
+          "this name is 255 chracters aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
+          { isValid: true, isPotentiallyValid: true },
+        ],
+        ["name with many spaces", { isValid: true, isPotentiallyValid: true }],
+        [
+          "name with number in it 01234",
+          { isValid: true, isPotentiallyValid: true },
+        ],
+      ],
+    ],
+
+    [
+      "returns isPotentiallyValid for shorter-than-1 strings",
+      [["", { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: true }]],
+    ],
+
+    [
+      "returns isPotentiallyValid for strings with only numbers, spaces, and hyphens",
+      [
+        ["4111", { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: true }],
+        ["4111 1111", { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: true }],
+        ["4111-1111", { isValid: false, isPotentiallyValid: true }],
+      ],
+    ],
+  ] as Array<[string, Array<[string, Verification]>]>)(
+    "%s",
+    (description, tests) => {
+      it.each(tests)("parses %s to be %p", (parseMe, meta) => {
+        expect(cardholderName(parseMe)).toEqual(meta);
+      });
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/cardholder-name.ts b/src/cardholder-name.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..219f765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cardholder-name.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import type { Verification } from "./types";
+
+const CARD_NUMBER_REGEX = /^[\d\s-]*$/;
+const MAX_LENGTH = 255;
+
+function verification(
+  isValid: boolean,
+  isPotentiallyValid: boolean
+): Verification {
+  return { isValid, isPotentiallyValid };
+}
+
+export function cardholderName(value: string | unknown): Verification {
+  if (typeof value !== "string") {
+    return verification(false, false);
+  }
+
+  if (value.length === 0) {
+    return verification(false, true);
+  }
+
+  if (value.length > MAX_LENGTH) {
+    return verification(false, false);
+  }
+
+  if (CARD_NUMBER_REGEX.test(value)) {
+    return verification(false, true);
+  }
+
+  return verification(true, true);
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7d6e707..1361a1f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as creditCardType from "credit-card-type";
 
+import { cardholderName } from "./cardholder-name";
 import { cardNumber as number } from "./card-number";
 import { expirationDate } from "./expiration-date";
 import { expirationMonth } from "./expiration-month";
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import { postalCode } from "./postal-code";
 
 const cardValidator = {
   creditCardType,
+  cardholderName,
   number,
   expirationDate,
   expirationMonth,