Recorded 1982–2023 Girls' name Peak 2021 106 births

Sunset — girls' name

106 babies named Sunset in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s52000s182010s432020s34
2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sunset was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

12 babies were named Sunset in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sunset

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Sunset between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sunset currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sunset performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sunset shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sunset in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 106 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sunset at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

106

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

2021

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sunset popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
12
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 20232021201920162013200819941982 6

Sunset by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
43 births that decade — 41% of Sunset's all-time total
1980s61990s52000s182010s432020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunset?
106 babies have been named Sunset since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 12 births.
When was Sunset most popular?
Sunset was most popular in the 2010s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Sunset been used?
Sunset has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sunset?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sunny, Sunshine, Sunday, Sunnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.