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I don't know how common Koichi is... Haven't noticed lots of them. Don't think I've met anyone named Noa in Jpn. Never heard of someone named Mayo... Could be short for Mayoko, I guess, but I don't know why anyone would call a kid just Mayo 'cause it sounds too close to the condiment. I meet occasional Chihiros, but not sure how common it is... It's not uncommon, but it's not one I encounter oodles of... Izumi is pretty standard, but I don't think it's overdone. Have met 2 gals named Mahiro in the past couple years... Both are in elementary school right now, but a few yrs. apart. 1 has an older sister named Yuwa, which is rare. Love Michiko... It's what I want as a mn on a daughter and I actually met a gal w/ the exact kanji I would use when I was up in Iwate volunteering recently.

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I live in Japan again now too. If you're finished uni, you may find the JET programme interesting... application season starts soon for people to arrive next July.

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Just remembered another name that's common on little girls this past decade... Yuri... Seems like another standard.

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Oh... and ka has been a common ending on girls' names the past few decades as well.

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Kenji makes a person think old man, but it's a standard and you very occasionally meet a young one.

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-ko names people still use:
Tomoko
Keiko
Hiroko
Yoko
Noriko
Eriko
Sakurako (think that one's kinda recent)
maybe Kayoko
Reiko or Rieko (maybe)

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All of those are much less common on young children than they used to be though even if they are still usable.