Sunny vs Sunshine

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

Name A

Sunny

Girl name · Rank #372

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Name B

Sunshine

Girl name · Rank #2655

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Metric Sunny Sunshine
Current Rank #372 #2655
Total Births (all years) 12,379 5,674
Peak Year 2024 1975
Peak Year Births 837 324
Peak Decade 2020ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1912 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Sunny Sunshine
1900ss — 14
1910ss 63 78
1920ss 128 120
1930ss 189 20
1940ss 511 —
1950ss 455 37
1960ss 397 22
1970ss 1,695 1,911
1980ss 1,512 1,110
1990ss 950 552
2000ss 1,144 835
2010ss 2,322 618
2020ss 3,013 357

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sunny Sunshine
2014 202 46
2015 218 58
2016 214 51
2017 265 56
2018 312 73
2019 350 65
2020 411 75
2021 463 72
2022 550 69
2023 752 76
2024 837 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, 1912–2024.

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