Meaning and history
From Japanese 光 (hikaru) meaning “light” or 輝 (hikaru) meaning “brightness”; other kanji can also be used to write this name.
20062006: 14 births, rank #5,781
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 7 births, rank #9,871
2009: 9 births, rank #8,310
2010: 5 births, rank #12,231
20112011: 5 births, rank #12,287
2012: 7 births, rank #9,709
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 7 births, rank #9,568
20162016: 6 births, rank #10,744
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 6 births, rank #10,803
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
20212021: 5 births, rank #12,146
2022: 6 births, rank #10,863
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: no US SSA record for this spelling
20252025: 7 births, rank #9,714
In 2025, 7 babies were recorded with the name Hikaru, ranking #9,714 among boys.