Across the world, Хикари (Hikari 
, Хикари 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name Хикари is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is a rare epicene name, Japan, where it is a rare largely feminine, but uncommonly masculine name, and Bolivia, where it is a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, Japan, and Brazil. Also, Хикари is the last name as well as the forename.
Хикари is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hikari Kujo , the Pretty Cure character, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart; Hikari Horaki , the fictional character from Neon Genesis Evangelion and Hikari Takanashi , the fictional character from Interviews with Monster Girls.