diff --git a/random_ssn.go b/random_ssn.go
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+++ b/random_ssn.go
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+package randata
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"math/rand"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// RandomSSN will try to generate a valid random SSN by generating up until
+// the given retries or until it generates a valid SSN whichever comes first.
+// The retires default to 100 if no value is given.
+// If formatted it will return a string with the format XXX-XX-XXXX opposed to
+// non formatted XXXXXXXXX.
+func RandomSSN(formatted bool, routines int) string {
+	validSSN := make(chan string)
+
+	if routines == 0 {
+		routines = 100
+	}
+
+	min := 100000000
+	max := 999999999
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	for i := 0; i < routines; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			default:
+				r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano()))
+				rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
+				ssn := r.Intn(max-min+1) + min
+				ssnStr := strconv.Itoa(ssn)
+				valid, _ := validateSSN(ssnStr)
+				if valid {
+					cancel()
+					validSSN <- ssnStr
+
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(validSSN)
+	}()
+
+	var result string
+	for ssn := range validSSN {
+		result = ssn
+		break
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func validateSSN(ssn string) (bool, error) {
+	if len(ssn) != 9 {
+		return false, errors.New("SSN length must be equal to 9")
+	}
+
+	if string(ssn[0]) == "0" {
+		return false, errors.New("can not start with zero")
+	}
+
+	if ssn[0:2] == "000" || ssn[3:4] == "00" || ssn[5:8] == "0000" {
+		return false, errors.New("no group can all be zeroes")
+	}
+
+	ssnInt, err := strconv.Atoi(ssn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if ssnInt < 987654329 && ssnInt > 987654320 {
+		return false, errors.New("SSN can not be in the range of 987654320-987654329")
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/random_ssn_test.go b/random_ssn_test.go
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+++ b/random_ssn_test.go
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+package randata
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestRandomSSN(t *testing.T) {
+	ssn := RandomSSN(false, 100)
+	require.NotEmpty(t, ssn)
+}