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Hikaru

Hikaru is a unisex given name: about 32% of people named Hikaru are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 32%Female 68%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
32% male / 68% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Japan, United States
US births since 1880
145 male / 18 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Hikaru

To address Hikaru when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hikaru," in English, "Guten Tag Hikaru," in German. About 32% of people named Hikaru are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Hikaru,

German

Guten Tag Hikaru,

French

Bonjour Hikaru,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hikaru:

Chinese

Hikaru您好：

Japanese

Hikaru様

English

Hi Hikaru,

German

Hi Hikaru,

French

Salut Hikaru,

Spanish

Hola Hikaru,

Chinese

Hikaru你好：

Japanese

Hikaruさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Hikaru by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Japanuncommonwoman's name25%
United Statesrareman's name89%

United States birth data

145 male · 18 female · 163 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 89% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hikaru a male or female name?

Hikaru is a unisex given name: about 32% of people named Hikaru are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Hikaru in an email?

To address Hikaru when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hikaru," in English, "Guten Tag Hikaru," in German. About 32% of people named Hikaru are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Hikaru a unisex name?

Hikaru is not a unisex name: 32% of people named Hikaru are men. Hikaru leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariFemaleHiroshiMaleKeikoFemaleAkiraUnisexMikaDepends on the countryKenjiMaleMikiDepends on the countryMarikoFemale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Hikaru a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hikaru (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hikaru,
  title  = {Is Hikaru a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hikaru},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}