Names / Girl names
Hikari
Current rank
#11,293
and easing
All-time peak
#6,258
in 2021
First recorded
1993
in U.S. data
Children named
282
since 1993
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #6,258 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(hee-KAH-ree): Japanese for light. One of the most direct and beautiful options if you want a true “light” name. Stateside, it first shows up in 1993. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 282 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.