How Many People Are Named Hikaru?
people named Hikaru are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,857,526 people in the US has this name
Based on 187 babies named Hikaru in Social Security records from 1992 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Japanese ๅ (hikaru) meaning "light" or ่ผ (hikaru) meaning "brightness". Other kanji can also form this name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Hikaru, 9.6% were girls and 90.4% were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Hikaru alive today is about 19 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 26 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Hikaru first appears in the records in 1992 and was given most often in 2006, to 14 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1992 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Hikaru has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #5,886, in 2006. In 2025 it ranked #10,057.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,057 |
| Best rank | #5,886 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,910 in the 2000s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Hikaru alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hikaru were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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