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Origin & history of Hikari1
Japanese roots
Hikari comes from the Japanese tradition, meaning Light.
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How popular is Hikari?
2018
peak year
Today, Hikari is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7689), with only about 16 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2018, 19 babies were given the name (ranked #6352 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Hikari's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 274 babies have been registered as Hikari since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,352)
(ranked #6,352)
16
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
160
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
274
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Hikari2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
H8
I9
K2
A1
R9
I9
Sum: 38 → Life path 2
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Personality of Hikari🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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