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Basically, the recorded Top 10 of any country in the world would be the "Everyman" (Everywoman) names of that society, since they're so incredibly popular that based on numbers alone they've crossed socioeconomic, racial, and other lines. This would mainly work for the present / younger generations, unless you had access to past lists to see older trending names.

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For the United States, the Social Security Administration compiled several lists, including the most consistently popular names since they started such data (1880s): https://www.behindthename.com/top/us.php

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That particular list:

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James
William
John
Joseph
Robert
David
Thomas
Charles
Michael
Daniel
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Elizabeth
Mary
Anna
Sarah
Margaret
Catherine
Katherine
Laura
Julia
Maria

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Any of those names could belong to basically anyone in the U.S. And I believe John, David, Michael, Anna, Sarah, and Maria all work well outside Anglophone areas.

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Please rate my personal name lists:

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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/91835
http://greens-end.myminicity.com/