Hikari
Meaning
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hikari has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
78 people · the #49,053 first name in Brazil · median age 15
Among people named Hikari living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Hikari
Most people given the name Hikari in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Hikari deep dive
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