Baby name

Sunshine

Girl

Short-lived name

In 1975, Sunshine reached its peak: 324 girls, 1 baby in 9,318. The decline was steep: births are now 79% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 2933. 33% of all babies named Sunshine since 1880 were born in the 1970s.

5,734births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 533rank at its peak, in 1975

Where babies named Sunshine are born

1975

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The darker the blue, the more common Sunshine is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Sunshine is most common in California (2.7 times) and Texas (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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