| IUPAC Name | Old IUPAC (Europe) | Old CAS name (U.S.) | Name by element ('group' or 'family') | IUPAC recommended trivial name | Other names |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | IA | IA | Lithium group | Hydrogen and alkali metals | Lithium group excludes hydrogen |
| Group 2 | IIA | IIA | Beryllium group | Alkaline Earth metals | |
| Group 3 | IIIA | IIIB | Scandium group | ||
| Group 4 | IVA | IVB | Titanium group | ||
| Group 5 | VA | VB | Vanadium group | ||
| Group 6 | VIA | VIB | Chromium group | ||
| Group 7 | VIIA | VIIB | Manganese group | ||
| Group 8 | VIII | VIIIB | Iron group | ||
| Group 9 | VIII | VIIIB | Cobalt group | ||
| Group 10 | VIII | VIIIB | Nickel group | ||
| Group 11 | IB | IB | Copper group | Sometimes called coinage metals, but the set is arbitrary | |
| Group 12 | IIB | IIB | Zinc group | Volatile metals | |
| Group 13 | IIIB | IIIA | Boron group | Triels | Icosagens |
| Group 14 | IVB | IVA | Carbon group | Tetrels | Crystallogens Adamantogens Merylides |
| Group 15 | VB | VA | Nitrogen group | Pnictogens Pentels | |
| Group 16 | VIB | VIA | Oxygen group | Chalcogens | |
| Group 17 | VIIB | VIIA | Fluorine group | Halogens | |
| Group 18 | 0 | VIIIA | Helium group or Neon group | Noble gases | Aerogens |
