Hikari

A girls’ name of Japanese origin, meaning light, radiance.

Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Hikari by the numbers

Hikari was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hikari. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Himarisun village or sun truth7 in the US (2017)
  • Hilarycheerful, merry6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Himanisnowy, snow-clad; feminine of himavan7 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Hikari, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Hikari

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