How commonly are "あたし" or "[僕]{ぼく}" used?


My friend and I are learning Japanese. For a time, all we knew was 私, but
after we learned more words, she started to use あたし when referring to herself,
and I began using 僕. What I'm wondering is, how commonly are these used?

Related: [Is it ok for non-japanese to refer to themselves as [僕]{ぼく} and if
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japanese-to-refer-to-themselves-as-and-if-not-why)




あたし is quite common for females, but 僕 is not that much. In my feeling, 僕 has
some romantic sense, so using 僕 when you talk to girls should be no problem at
all. (Note that I use romatic sense here is for non-family members, and non-
closed friends)

Japanese use 俺 a lot recently, and here is a
[report](http://www.isc.hokudai.ac.jp/www_ISC/staff/010/ningen9.pdf) about
usage about 僕 and 俺

第１期 - 1895~1935, 第２期 - 1966-1991, 第３期 - 1991~1998

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/p8Suk.png)

And this is the [another
report](http://r25.yahoo.co.jp/fushigi/report/?id=20110222-00005446-r25&page=2)
about 僕 vs 私 at business/work taken at 2011, results in around 20%~20% people
using 僕.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4iDAp.png)

ref:

  * <http://www.isc.hokudai.ac.jp/www_ISC/staff/010/ningen9.pdf>
  * [http://r25.yahoo.co.jp/fushigi/report/?id=20110222-00005446-r25&page=2](http://r25.yahoo.co.jp/fushigi/report/?id=20110222-00005446-r25&page=2)




あたし is quite common for females, but 僕 is not that much. In my feeling, 僕 has
some romantic sense, so using 僕 when you talk to girls should be no problem at
all. (Note that I use romatic sense here is for non-family members, and non-
closed friends)

Japanese use 俺 a lot recently, and here is a
[report](http://www.isc.hokudai.ac.jp/www_ISC/staff/010/ningen9.pdf) about
usage about 僕 and 俺

第１期 - 1895~1935, 第２期 - 1966-1991, 第３期 - 1991~1998

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/p8Suk.png)

And this is the [another
report](http://r25.yahoo.co.jp/fushigi/report/?id=20110222-00005446-r25&page=2)
about 僕 vs 私 at business/work taken at 2011, results in around 20%~20% people
using 僕.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4iDAp.png)

ref:

  * <http://www.isc.hokudai.ac.jp/www_ISC/staff/010/ningen9.pdf>
  * [http://r25.yahoo.co.jp/fushigi/report/?id=20110222-00005446-r25&page=2](http://r25.yahoo.co.jp/fushigi/report/?id=20110222-00005446-r25&page=2)

