When we start talking about common tattoos and what’s popular in days like these, it all depends on the person. However, we tend to catch certain themes or styles of tattoos that are well liked and some of it will depend on gender. Getting a tattoo is still a very cool thing and all of these tattoos are going to have specific meaning for the person with it. Just because two people have the same tattoo doesn’t mean it has the same meaning for those people. That’s the great thing about getting a tattoo. Your creativity and ideas take it to the next level.

However, there are certain tattoos that we see more of these days than the days of past and we will talk about some of the different designs and styles we have been seeing. This not a conclusive list as there are new tattoos popping up every second, but these are some of the more popular and common tattoos in our opinion.

Most Common Tattoo Designs

Tattoo designs have specific meanings and characteristics. There are certain designs that you won’t see on a man and the same goes for women. These aren’t rules but commonalities. We want to talk about some of the more popular designs for men and women before we get into styles. Let us know if we should add any.

Most Common Tattoos for Men

We are going to have to be very vague here, but we will talk about designs that we see on a lot of men.

First comes the tribal work. This style of tattooing goes back to the days of tribes many years ago and it is still very popular today. Many islanders would have these tribal tattoos as symbols of battle other characteristics they hope to invoke. The warrior mentality is one that many men still hold dear to their heart so getting these tribal tattoos are a way to make them look more the part.

Blue birds and sparrows are also very popular tattoo designs for men. Because many of these images are those that sailors would wear while at sea, there is a long standing history with these images. With the blue bird, it was said if you had traveled at least 5,000 miles on the water then you would get this tattoo on your chest, another 5,000 would get another blue bird on the other side of the chest.