Sunshine Girl
How popular is Sunshine?
#2,933 girl name in 2025
57 baby girls were named Sunshine in the US in 2025, making it the 2933rd most popular girl name.
5,398living people named Sunshine (est.)
41median age of people named Sunshine
5,779babies named Sunshine since 1880
1 in 58,164US babies born in 2025
Sunshine popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,933 for girls (▼ 296 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 57 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,964 in 2015, #2,341 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1975 (324 girls) |
| Highest rank | #533 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1905 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Sunshine is most popular
Babies named Sunshine per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (53 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Sunshine by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 14 | #1,384 |
| 1910s | 78 | #1,887 |
| 1920s | 120 | #1,996 |
| 1930s | 20 | #2,829 |
| 1950s | 37 | #3,909 |
| 1960s | 22 | #5,972 |
| 1970s | 1,911 | #533 |
| 1980s | 1,110 | #705 |
| 1990s | 552 | #1,881 |
| 2000s | 835 | #1,789 |
| 2010s | 619 | #2,438 |
| 2020s | 416 | #2,341 |
Girl names about as popular as Sunshine
Questions
- Is Sunshine a boy or girl name?
- Sunshine is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Sunshine were girls.
- How popular is the name Sunshine?
- 57 baby girls were named Sunshine in the US in 2025, making it the 2933rd most popular girl name.
- When was Sunshine most popular?
- Sunshine peaked in 1975, when 324 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #533 in 1975.
- How many people are named Sunshine?
- 5,779 babies have been named Sunshine in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,398 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 41.
- Where is Sunshine most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sunshine was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.