Hikaru vs Hikari

Side-by-side comparison of Hikaru and Hikari — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Hikaru

Boy name

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Name B

Hikari

Girl name · Rank #7035

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Metric Hikaru Hikari
Current Rank Unranked #7035
Total Births (all years) 162 269
Peak Year 2006 2018
Peak Year Births 14 19
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1992 1993

Births by Decade

Decade Hikaru Hikari
1990ss 46 30
2000ss 69 52
2010ss 36 110
2020ss 11 77

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hikaru Hikari
2014 — 7
2015 7 8
2016 6 17
2017 — 14
2018 — 19
2019 6 18
2020 — 14
2021 5 19
2022 6 16
2023 — 12
2024 — 16

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1992–2022.

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