Girls' name · since 1905
Sunshine
5,734 babies named Sunshine in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,936 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,734
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sunshine currently ranks #2936 among girls' names in America, with 5,734 babies recorded since 1905.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunshine has been recorded 5,734 times among girls since 1905, currently ranked #2936 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #2,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,936 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,734 born since 1905
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunshine ranks #2,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,936 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,734 born since 1905, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,936 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,734
- born since 1905
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sunshine's 5,734 recorded births place it above 96.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sunshine compares
5,734 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sunshine's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sunshine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,734 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 324 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sunshine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sunshine's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 324, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sunshine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 324
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Sunshine popularity over time - boys
45 total births recorded since 1971 (Sunshine as boys' name)
Sunshine by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,911 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Sunshine's strongest decade.
1,911 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sunshine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 14
1900s
14 births
- 1910s 78
1910s
78 births
- 1920s 120
1920s
120 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,911 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,110 births
- 1990s 552
1990s
552 births
- 2000s
2000s
835 births
- 2010s 619
2010s
619 births
- 2020s 416
2020s
416 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,911 births (33% of all-time use).
How Sunshine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sunshine's total volume
Sunshine by state
Where Sunshine concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,000 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 384 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 180 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 148 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 123 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 105 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 105 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 82 | 1.4% |
1,000 of 5,734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Sunshine appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sunshine's data
- Sunshine's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,911 total births); usage has since declined to 416 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sunshines (1,000 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sunshine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~120 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1905–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sunshine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.