Tattoos Most Popular Tattoo Designs

Tattoos

Most Popular Tattoo Designs

Tattoos have never been as popular as they currently are. From a historical perspective it is interesting to see how tattoos have developed over the last 25 years and how certain trends have come and gone. Even more interesting is that most people are actually doing quite a bit of research before they get inked instead of just wandering into a studio off the street pointing to the wall and saying "I'll have that one".

Google has also had a massive impact in (re)introducing tribal cultures and ancient forms of tattoo art and practices such as Japanese tebori, Maori ta moko and Polynesian ta tau to an increasing wired and emerging global consciousness. As a result there has been unprecedented interest in ancient forms of tattoo art.
A huge number of people seem to be looking for tattoos that are symbolic or have a very personal meaning to them. This is reflected in large amount of people asking for a specific word translated into Japanese kanji, Hindu or Arabic scripts. The outcome is that a whole new world of art is opening up and those people are being exposed to 'new' tattoo styles that have really been around for thousands of years.

Top 10 Most Popular Tattoos

1. Star Tattoos - Shooting star tattoos and nautical stars are the most popular form of tattoo design based the high number of searches to this website and according to many tattooists.



2. Angel tattoos - Angel tattoos are also highly popular tattoos for females alongside angel tattoo wings which are another popular form of tattoo being searched for.


3. Tribal Tattoos - Tribal tattoos have been been practiced in one form or another for millenia and their current popularity show no sign of slowing down. Included in this category of tribal tattoos are Maori tattoos, Polynesian and Haida style of tattoos.



4. Flower Tattoos - Flower tattoo designs can represent a timeless symbol of beauty and again are a popular choice of tattoo design particularly amongst females.


5. Celtic Tattoos - In the past few years Celtic tattoos have experienced a massive revival with the history of the Celtic people going back thousands of years.



6. Swallow Tattoos - Swallow tattoos used to be the preserve of sailors but have come full circle and are the ultimate in old school hip.


7. Lower Back Tattoos - Although not a tattoo style or symbol as such it still has been a hugely popular style of tattoo. Even been tagged with derogatory names such as 'tramp stamp' it shows no sign of going away just yet!



8. Butterfly Tattoos - Their beauty and appeal have ensured that not only are butterflies a hugely requested especially by females but they have become a mainstay for the past number of years.


9. Kanji Tattoos - A massive number of people are asking for certain words and names to be translated into Chinese or Japanese scripts. Even with highly publicized errors going around online with kanji script tattoos there is an increasing amount of people getting them done.



10. Black and Gray Tattoos - Black and gray tattoos are generally believed to have started in prisons in the United States but haveevolved into a popular style of tattoo. Certain tattoo artists specialize in this style and have become well known for this style.While this list of tattoos only indicates the point of entry from certain search results which are highly ranked in the search engines. Although it is still an interesting snap shot of the most popular tattoo designs and an indicator of current trends. Obviously there are hundreds of other tattoo designs not listed and certain tattoo designs and even musical artists tattoos which see spikes because the celebrity of the day is seen sporting a certain tattoo.