Hikaru: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hikaru – Meaning: light, radiance – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: hee-KAH-roo


Hikaru is a Japanese unisex name meaning “light, radiance”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Hikaru

Meaning: Light, radiance.

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Hikaru

Phonetic: hee-KAH-roo   IPA: /hiːˈkɑːruː/

Popularity of Hikaru

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1992–2022.

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