In the interests of research and as an ongoing barometer of popular culture we have decided to provide you with a weekly update of the Top Ten Weekly Tattoo Designs Search.

You can access the archived weekly lists on this page.

The Top 10 Tattoo Designs, based on site searches ending 1/6/06.

1. Fairy/fairies (52 times) - an almost exclusively feminine tattoo design choice. Delicate and whimsical, does it speak to the magical in a woman?

2. Angel/angels (50 times) - a holdover from the Christmas season? A tattoo design with strong religious connotations that speaks of faith and a design often used in Memorial tattoos.

3. Tribal (27 times) - widely popular tattoo genre with many influences and sub-genres. Bold graphic designs done predominately in blacks & grey, heavily influenced by traditional tattooing in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.

4. Celtic (22 times) - often considered a tribal tattoo sub-genre and very popular with those having Irish-Scots heritage. Also popular across Europe.

5. Sun tattoos (17 times) - a perennial favorite.

6. Wolf (16 times - a tie with stars) - popular in North America with a strong Native American influence. The wolf is a powerful animal totem. Popular with as many women as men, are there as many Alpha females out there as Alpha males? Can we have a howl?
6. Stars (16 times) - Celestial objects, such as the Sun, the Moon and the Stars are very popular. Stars are often symbols of guidance, a reference to their use in navigation.

7. Tiger (14 times) - A traditional Japanese and Chinese design icon, traditionally a male tattoo design.

8. Wings (12 times) - can be angel wings, fairy wings or butterfly wings, and even on occasion bird's wings. A design that speaks to metamorphosis, change and flights of fancy.

9. Phoenix (11 times - a tie with cross) - traditional design in Japanese and Chinese myth, speaks of rebirth and metamorphosis, popular with men and women.
9. Cross (11 times) - popular traditional Christian religious symbol.

10. Flowers (10 times - a tie with love) - popular design in many tattoo genres
10. Love (10 times) - "How do I love thee?", expressed in a tattoo can leave someone more than just a little lovelorn after the passion has died. Remember this, Love lasts forever... a tattoo lasts six months longer. Think before you ink!

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