Hikari is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Hikari is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,293 for girl births in the United States (and #19,043 across all names), given to 8 babies. Hikari first appears in 1993 and peaked in 2018 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,293 | — |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #7,053 | — |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #8,663 | #12,931 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #7,095 | — |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #6,258 | — |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #7,708 | — |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #6,528 | — |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #6,354 | — |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #8,009 | — |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | #7,028 | — |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #12,259 | — |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #13,604 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #17,553 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #12,650 | — |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,595 | — |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #15,678 | — |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #10,966 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #16,135 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #11,993 | — |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #10,401 | — |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #16,688 | — |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #16,386 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #12,536 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,568 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,388 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,931 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #9,911 | — |