Hikari Popularity by Year
Follow Hikari across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Hikari birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 8 | #10,917 | Down 3,985 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 16 | #6,932 | Up 1,554 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 5 | #12,239 | — |
| 2023 | Girls | 12 | #8,486 | Down 1,502 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 16 | #6,984 | Down 810 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 19 | #6,174 | Up 1,385 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 14 | #7,559 | Down 1,145 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 18 | #6,414 | Down 166 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 19 | #6,248 | Up 1,592 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 14 | #7,840 | Down 939 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 17 | #6,901 | Up 4,934 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 8 | #11,835 | Up 1,234 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 7 | #13,069 | Up 3,478 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 5 | #16,547 | Down 4,348 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 8 | #12,199 | Down 46 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 8 | #12,153 | Up 2,806 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 6 | #14,959 | Down 4,280 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 10 | #10,679 | Up 4,726 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 6 | #15,405 | Down 3,775 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 9 | #11,630 | Down 1,502 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 10 | #10,128 | Up 5,656 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 352 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 5 | #15,432 | Down 3,376 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 7 | #12,056 | Down 2,796 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 9 | #9,260 | Up 2,547 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 6 | #11,807 | Down 1,293 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 7 | #10,514 | Down 955 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 8 | #9,559 | — |