Sunflower vs Sunshine

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

Name A

Sunflower

Girl name · Rank #9248

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Name B

Sunshine

Girl name · Rank #2655

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Metric Sunflower Sunshine
Current Rank #9248 #2655
Total Births (all years) 97 5,674
Peak Year 2021 1975
Peak Year Births 25 324
Peak Decade 2020ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1999 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Sunflower Sunshine
1900ss — 14
1910ss — 78
1920ss — 120
1930ss — 20
1950ss — 37
1960ss — 22
1970ss — 1,911
1980ss — 1,110
1990ss 6 552
2000ss — 835
2010ss 21 618
2020ss 70 357

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sunflower Sunshine
2014 — 46
2015 — 58
2016 7 51
2017 — 56
2018 — 73
2019 14 65
2020 11 75
2021 25 72
2022 10 69
2023 13 76
2024 11 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, 1999–2024.

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