Hideki
Hideki is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Hideki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hideki is a common masculine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Hideki
Hideki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 9 Hidekis were born — ranking #3,559 that year. As of 2026, Hideki ranks #6,387 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Hidekis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Hideki
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Hideki Arai ( 新井 英樹 ; born 1963) , Japanese manga artist
- Asanoyama Hideki ( 朝乃山 英樹 ; born 1994) , Japanese sumo wrestler
- Hideki Chihara ( 千原 英喜 ; born 1957) , Japanese composer
- Hideki Fujii ( 藤井 秀樹 ; 1934–2010) , Japanese photographer
- Hideki Fujisawa ( 藤沢 秀樹 ; born 1963) , also known as Dance☆Man, Japanese musician
- Hideki Hamaguchi ( 浜口 秀樹 ; born 1956) , Japanese basketball player
- Hideki Hosaka ( 保坂 秀樹 ; 1971–2021) , Japanese professional wrestler
- Hideki Imai ( 今井 秀樹 ; born 1943) , Japanese information theorist and cryptographer
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Names that sound like Hideki
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hideki is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Headachy
- Headache
- Headaches
- Headach
- Hideo
- Hideaki
- Hickey
- Haddock
- Hicky
- Hickie
- Hitachi
- Hudak
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Hideki
Hideki is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Hideki's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #3,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Hideki's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.