Hikaru Popularity by Year
Follow Hikaru across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Hikaru 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 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Up 1,149 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 6 | #10,863 | Up 1,283 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 5 | #12,146 | Down 1,343 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 6 | #10,803 | Down 59 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 6 | #10,744 | Down 1,176 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 7 | #9,568 | Up 141 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 7 | #9,709 | Up 2,578 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 5 | #12,287 | Down 56 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Down 3,921 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 9 | #8,310 | Up 1,561 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 7 | #9,871 | Down 4,090 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 14 | #5,781 | Up 3,334 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 7 | #9,115 | Down 1,579 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 9 | #7,536 | Down 1,278 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 11 | #6,258 | Up 4,409 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 5 | #10,667 | Down 2,328 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 5 | #15,432 | Down 2,744 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 7 | #8,339 | Up 365 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 6 | #8,704 | Down 2,864 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 6 | #12,688 | Down 2,209 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 10 | #5,840 | Up 1,441 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 7 | #7,281 | Up 690 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 179 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 6 | #7,792 | Down 22 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 6 | #7,770 | Up 665 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 5 | #8,435 | — |
| 1992 | Girls | 7 | #10,479 | — |