Hikaru
Hikaru is a boy name of Japanese origin, ranked #94 in popularity, meaning Light, radiance.
What Hikaru means
Light, radiance.
Hikaru sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Hikaru comes from
Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.
Hikaru is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.
How popular is Hikaru?
Hikaru is ranked #94, near the outer edge of the top hundred. Names here are often on the way up or on the way down, so this is the band where a name can feel fresh and established at the same time.
The character of Hikaru
The thread we file Hikaru under is light and brightness — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Light
Names like Hikaru
These share Hikaru's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Haruto — Sun flying; soaring.
- Akira — Bright, clear.
- Haruki — Shining brightly; spring child.
- Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.
- Hina — Sun, light.
- Akari — Light, brightness.
- Haru — Spring; sunlight.
- Hinata — Sunny place; toward the sun.
- Hotaru — Firefly.
- Mei — Sprout; bright.
- Azuki — Shine.
- Naoki — Radiance.