Unisex name · since 1992
Hikaru
169 babies named Hikaru in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
169 babies have been named Hikaru since 1992, making it today's #10061 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hikaru has been recorded 169 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #10061 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #13,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,061 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 169 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hikaru ranks #13,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,061 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 169 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hikaru's 169 recorded births place it above 69.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hikaru compares
169 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Hikaru's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hikaru | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 169 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hikaru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hikaru's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hikaru popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Hikaru popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 1992 (Hikaru as girls' name)
Hikaru by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Hikaru's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Hikaru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (41% of all-time use).
Hikaru by state
Where Hikaru concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.6% |
6 of 169 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hikaru's data
- Hikaru's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hikarus (6 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 Hikaru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Hikaru 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.