Sunbeam vs Sunshine

Side-by-side comparison of Sunbeam and Sunshine — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sunbeam

Girl name

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Name B

Sunshine

Girl name · Rank #2655

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Metric Sunbeam Sunshine
Current Rank Unranked #2655
Total Births (all years) 6 5,674
Peak Year 1919 1975
Peak Year Births 6 324
Peak Decade 1910ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1919 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Sunbeam Sunshine
1900ss — 14
1910ss 6 78
1920ss — 120
1930ss — 20
1950ss — 37
1960ss — 22
1970ss — 1,911
1980ss — 1,110
1990ss — 552
2000ss — 835
2010ss — 618
2020ss — 357

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sunbeam Sunshine
2014 — 46
2015 — 58
2016 — 51
2017 — 56
2018 — 73
2019 — 65
2020 — 75
2021 — 72
2022 — 69
2023 — 76
2024 — 65

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1919–1919.

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