This is an Oxford dictionary list from 2006 of the top 25 nouns in the English language, in order of popularity:
time
person
year
way
day
thing
man
world
life
hand
part
child
eye
woman
place
work
week
case
point
government
company
number
group
problem
fact
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**Source**:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-time-is-most-often-used-noun/#:~:text=For%20those%20who%20think%20the,noun%20in%20the%20English%20language.