girl's name
Sunshine
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,111
Sunshine is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 57 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1975, when 324 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 58,167 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1905.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sunshine over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 14 |
| 1910s | 78 |
| 1920s | 120 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1950s | 37 |
| 1960s | 22 |
| 1970s | 1,943 |
| 1980s | 1,115 |
| 1990s | 552 |
| 2000s | 835 |
| 2010s | 619 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 424 |
How popular is Sunshine?
In 2025, Sunshine was given to 57 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Sunshine is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sunshine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sunshine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sunshine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sunshine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sunshine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sunshine
How popular is the name Sunshine?
In 2025, Sunshine was given to 57 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Sunshine a girl's or a boy's name?
Sunshine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sunshine?
Sunshine has 2 syllables.
When was Sunshine most popular?
Sunshine peaked in 1975, when 324 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Sunshine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sunshine currently ranks #2,672 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.