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I don't know how close it is to America, but I remember some of the most popular English baby names from last year... it's often the same ones but in a different order. So for girls... Hannah, Alice, Chloe, Sophie (that's me ^_~) Kate/Catherine, Laura... for boys, I think it's Jack again... James, Benjamin... maybe I should look this up. -_-' *~Pips~* |
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From the magazines I read and stuff like that, seems to me that the popular names among teenagers ends with "Ko". Aiko, Kiko, names like that. There are some English-like names that's written in Kanji too. BTW, I heard that those Japanese who have their names in Katakana don't have an official name. Something like only having the family name in the birth cert. Don't know if it goes the same for those with names written in Hiragana. |
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Sachi and Machi!! ^_^ Definately!!!! Sachi is the most coolestestestest name ever!! (and Machi too) but they're just short for Sachiko and Machiko, o yes! *or as Ginkotsu would say, Gersh!* |
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Definitly Yuki and Sakura. [both very popular and kool names]
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by hamanokumiko1212
on 2006-01-28 19:54:34
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| yeah i think Kumiko(Me in japanese) and Aoyama(last name) are popular... I think shinobu might be as well |
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Sakura (is the most common name in most anime) 
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Ayoko, Kumiko, Saori, Hanako, Ichirou, Nami, Miyu, Maki, Sakura, Hana, Maya, Aya, Akira, Haru, Haruko, Yuki, Yumi, Ami, Ana.... Ah basta..There are lots...
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Yuuki is a boys' name and Yuki is a girls' name. I think Takesi/Takasi are the most popular boys names. At least it seems that way to me. |
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Yuri, Yuki, Midori, Sayuri and Sakura seems very common female names to me. Male names, I don't know if japanese are still using the common names to first man in the house, such as Kazu, Yoshinori, Koichiro, etc. Takeshi, Tadashi and Hideki seems common to me, but they don't obey this category of names by hierarchy. My grandfather used to use this category of names. So my father, firstborned man in the family is called Yoshinori. My grandfather picked some names for my father but he refused to choose a japanese name to me. I remembered some choices I had were Koichiro and Kokei. I was the firstborn male in the house too. Other difference - men use to write his name in kanji. Instead women writes their name in hiragana. I can't confirm this, but some users in Japan maybe can. Somethings like these were used by immigrants from Japan, who still uses old ways.  Verrigrass らã‚ã‚“ |
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Niwa is mostly a fimiliar name to me. i dont know why. |
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by
 
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Watanabe, Hikaru, Akira, Yuki, Sakura and Kiyoko. 
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Ai Aika Aiko Aimi Aina Aino Airi Akae Akaho Akana Akane Akari Akemi Aki Akie Akiha Akiho Akiko Akimi Akina Akino Akiyo Ako Ami Amika An Anna Anri Anzu Aoi Ari Arika Arina Arisa Asa Asae Asaka Asako Asami Asano Asayo Asuka Asumi Asuna Atsue Atsuko Atsumi Atsune Aya Ayae Ayaka Ayako Ayame Ayami Ayana Ayane Ayano Ayu Ayuka Ayuko Ayumi Azuna Azusa These are the most common ones in Japan right now. (Starting with A) |
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by yuakara_99
on 2006-03-19 22:00:44
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Sakura Takeshi Ichiro Kumiko Aya Ami Yumi Michiko Akira Hideki Hikaru Raina Hana Yuri Maya Maiya Reiko Kei Keiko Sayuri Sayou ........................ |
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by åƒé³¥ãŠãƒãƒ“
on 2006-04-03 23:27:18
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Hi ^^ Yuki,Yumi, Mitsue, Kei, Saya and names ended with a 'taro' behind :P Ja mata ne, mi-chan
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by sherlock_holmes
on 2006-04-04 01:52:00
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heji,mitsuhiko,goro or kuraki 
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| Yes... Aya again... How depressing T_T... Takeda, Yuki, Jun, Yuna and Aoi doesn't seem too rare either. o_O Oh, and Naoki too. |
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by frozen_frogurt
on 2006-04-08 17:59:54
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Hmm...not too many girls haved names ednding in "ko" anymore, thought "Riko" (Jasmine Child), "Momoko" (Peach Child), and "Nanako" (Greens child) are common. Please bear in mind that there are many different versions of Riko and the other names, depening on the kanji used. "Beauty" and "greens" are common characters in girls' names now (eg.美羽, Miu; 梨èœ, Rina). Common characters in boys' names include those for "great" and "big" (eg. 幸太, Kouta; 大夢, Taimu). As for the name "Yuki," there are hundreds of ways to write it. I think most ways of writing it are unisex (not entirely sure, though). This particular writing of Yuki here ---> 優希 means "gentle hope," and I believe it's popular as a boys' name or a girls' name. If you wanna see the top 100 Japanese names of 2005 according to Meiji Yasuda, go here. |
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by hamster_toro2
on 2006-05-03 02:43:40
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common names in japan?.. i think sakura,aya,mika,seki,takuya...lol...lot's of 'a' at the end... harue,miki,yuki,yuhi,jin..etc....  ***anatawa bokuwa koibito.....zutto*** *-*i cut myself to know that im alive*-* |
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by †-終末ã®æƒ…景-â€
on 2006-05-09 13:33:43 (edited 2006-05-09 14:08:51)
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hmmm based on my friends, going to chatrooms and forums etc~ i'd say the males i've met there was a variety, but names that was common: girls: yui,yuri,ai,ayaka,sayaka,misato,misaki,misa,aya,emi,nami,maya,ana. guys: sho(u),mikan,takuya,taka(hito),nabe,shin,hide errr there was more.. but i cant remember atm ^^; [edit] heres a list http://women.benesse.ne.jp/hakase/sitemap/namae.html hope you all can read hiragana ^^ it would help~
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