Hiroki
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hee-ROH-kee
- Origin
- Japanese
Hiroki is a boys' name of Japanese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hiroki mean?
Japanese: Japanese; meaning depends on the kanji, often hiro (broad) + ki (tree)
A Japanese boy's name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen, often hiro, broad or abundant, with ki, tree.
Is Hiroki a girl's or a boy's name?
Hiroki is a boys' name.
How popular is Hiroki in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 6 boys.
Hiroki in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Hiroki in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Hiroki in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hiroki in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Hiroki
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Loki, Rumi, Yug, Minh, Tai, Dakota, Shko, Yoan, Kairo, Yitzchok, Ruairi, Mika
More Japanese names
Kobe, Kaizen, Raiden, Ren, Akari, Kenzo, Ronin, Kyomi, Akira, Yuna, Emi, Kiyomi, Kairi, Miya, Kenji, Reo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hiroki: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hiroki, updated 20 October 2026.