Hikaru*
#12,088 most common boys' name of all time · #30,961 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1992–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#12,088
Rank overall
#30,961 of 105,966
First appeared
1992
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
187
Since 2016
30
Peak year
2006 #5,990
Best rank
#5,990 2006
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Hikaru first appears in 1992. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,074 |
| 2022 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,433 |
| 2021 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,852 |
| 2019 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,341 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,340 |
| 2015 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,060 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,211 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,138 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,092 |
| 2009 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,678 |
| 2008 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,433 |
| 2006 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,990 |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,677 |
| 2004 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,923 |
| 2003 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,594 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #11,583 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,897 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | 12 | #9,459 |
| 1998 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,208 |
| 1997 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,928 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,719 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,616 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,577 |
| 1992 | 7 | 5 | 12 | #9,527 |