Girls' name · since 1993
Hikari
277 babies named Hikari in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,325 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
277 babies have been named Hikari since 1993, making it today's #11325 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hikari recorded 277 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #11325 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #16,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,325 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 277 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hikari ranks #16,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,325 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 277 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,325 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hikari's 277 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hikari compares
277 44th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hikari's all-time total is 26% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hikari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 277 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hikari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hikari's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hikari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Hikari popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Hikari as boys' name)
Hikari by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Hikari's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Hikari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (40% of all-time use).
Hikari by state
Where Hikari concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 8.7% |
24 of 277 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hikari's data
- Hikari's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hikaris (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hikari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hikari draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.