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**Lymnempomma** · 08-27-2006, 08:00 AM

In English, I think that "John" and "William" (= "Bill") are maybe the commonest male given name, but nothing like 20% (probably not more than 1%). Mary, Jennifer (=Jenny...) and Elizabeth (=Lisa, Liz, Lizy) are quite common female names. But usage is quite different depending on the country for English. For example, names like Joshua (m.) or Amanda (f.) are almost certainly American, while names like Paul (m.) or Helen (f.) have higher chances to be British (or European).

In French, the most usual male names are probably Pierre and Nicolas, but there are especially lots of very common female names. Among young people, I think that over 30% of girls/women are called one of these names : Marie, Sophie, Catherine, Virginie...

In Japanese, female names tend also to be the more similar. The most common in my experience are : Yuuko, Akiko and Hiroko.

08-27-2006, 08:00 AM	#6
Lymnempomma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 313 Senior Member	In English, I think that "John" and "William" (= "Bill") are maybe the commonest male given name, but nothing like 20% (probably not more than 1%). Mary, Jennifer (=Jenny...) and Elizabeth (=Lisa, Liz, Lizy) are quite common female names. But usage is quite different depending on the country for English. For example, names like Joshua (m.) or Amanda (f.) are almost certainly American, while names like Paul (m.) or Helen (f.) have higher chances to be British (or European). In French, the most usual male names are probably Pierre and Nicolas, but there are especially lots of very common female names. Among young people, I think that over 30% of girls/women are called one of these names : Marie, Sophie, Catherine, Virginie... In Japanese, female names tend also to be the more similar. The most common in my experience are : Yuuko, Akiko and Hiroko.
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