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in reply to a message by Perrine
That link refers to the same top 10 names by writing but it shows how many of children with a certain writing have what kind of reading (for 蒼, Aoi is the most popular reading followed by Sou, Ao and Sora).
This is the names list by reading: https://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/enjoy/ranking/read_best50/index.html
The problem that I see with adding popularity lists from Japan to this site which, to me, doesn't compare with adding lists from, for example, Germany, is that there are a few more websites that post popularity lists from Japan and they are all kind of like overall surveys of the most popular baby names there:
1. https://st.benesse.ne.jp/ninshin/name/
2. https://nazuke-nameranking.jp/nameranking2020/ (also has what I presume to be full-year rankings search from 2017 onwards)
3. https://www.lemail.jp/shussan/name/2020/ (also has up-to-date survey data for this year so far - last time I checked this website (which was a while ago), you can't access this site unless you're using the web in Japan or a VPN that allows you to disguise as a Japanese IP)
All four of these website have total sample numbers that differ by website and by year of birth and what year they started collecting data also differs by site as well.
My PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/149249
'Maybe It Is Daijiro (aka Maks)' blog: https://maybeitisdaijirou.wordpress.com/
'Beyond Sakura and Hiroshi' blog: https://beyondsakuraandhiroshi.wordpress.com/
My Twitter: @maybeitsdaijiro
This is the names list by reading: https://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/enjoy/ranking/read_best50/index.html
The problem that I see with adding popularity lists from Japan to this site which, to me, doesn't compare with adding lists from, for example, Germany, is that there are a few more websites that post popularity lists from Japan and they are all kind of like overall surveys of the most popular baby names there:
1. https://st.benesse.ne.jp/ninshin/name/
2. https://nazuke-nameranking.jp/nameranking2020/ (also has what I presume to be full-year rankings search from 2017 onwards)
3. https://www.lemail.jp/shussan/name/2020/ (also has up-to-date survey data for this year so far - last time I checked this website (which was a while ago), you can't access this site unless you're using the web in Japan or a VPN that allows you to disguise as a Japanese IP)
All four of these website have total sample numbers that differ by website and by year of birth and what year they started collecting data also differs by site as well.
My PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/149249
'Maybe It Is Daijiro (aka Maks)' blog: https://maybeitisdaijirou.wordpress.com/
'Beyond Sakura and Hiroshi' blog: https://beyondsakuraandhiroshi.wordpress.com/
My Twitter: @maybeitsdaijiro
This message was edited 3/10/2021, 11:00 AM
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Okay that is interesting. There are actually multiple sites from Germany as well but they count middle names too so they are awful because EVERYONE'S middle name in Germany is Marie or Sophie so these names end up really high even though Sophie isn't even in the top 20 anymore as just a first name.
I feel like meiji is more accurate because they collect the actually names by some kind of record, I suppose? I mean insurance would want to have a document with the baby's name whereas in surveys people can write what they like.
I feel like meiji is more accurate because they collect the actually names by some kind of record, I suppose? I mean insurance would want to have a document with the baby's name whereas in surveys people can write what they like.
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Clarification on how the other sites collect their data + important note on Tamahiyo example
The data that these sites use for their rankings originate from the names of newborn babies of the customers who use their products and services (1st + 2nd site has a note on that named 調査データ and 調査対象 respectively, the 3rd has a note on data collection below the year choice) so it's not like they pick out respondents asking them what names they like when prompted.
One note that I want to put out that I forgot to do in my original reply is that since 2019, Tamahiyo (the 1st site mentioned) has stopped publishing raw numbers and percentages and it now only has their latest year ranking and last year's for comparison.
The data that these sites use for their rankings originate from the names of newborn babies of the customers who use their products and services (1st + 2nd site has a note on that named 調査データ and 調査対象 respectively, the 3rd has a note on data collection below the year choice) so it's not like they pick out respondents asking them what names they like when prompted.
One note that I want to put out that I forgot to do in my original reply is that since 2019, Tamahiyo (the 1st site mentioned) has stopped publishing raw numbers and percentages and it now only has their latest year ranking and last year's for comparison.
This message was edited 3/10/2021, 2:15 PM
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