How Many People Are Named Sunshine?
An estimated 5,192 people in the United States have the first name Sunshine. It is predominantly female (99.2%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Sunshine peaked in popularity in 1975 with 324 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sunshine as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sunshine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,192
About 1 in 66,016 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.2% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1975
324 births
Total Registered
5,719
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sunshine
Sunshine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,719 total births registered, 99.2% were female.
Sunshine as a male name
Ranked #9,619 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 1976 (9 births)
Sunshine as a female name
Ranked #2,682 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (324 births)
Sunshine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sunshine span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,943 babies were registered. Sunshine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sunshine by Decade
How has Sunshine tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sunshine by State
Birth registrations for Sunshine span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in West Virginia, Alabama, Nevada. On average, about 83 Sunshines were registered per state.
Sunshine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sunshine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sunshine
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sunshine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sunshine?
We estimate approximately 5,192 people named Sunshine are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 66,016 Americans share this first name.
Is Sunshine a common name?
Sunshine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,719 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sunshine most popular?
Sunshine reached peak popularity in 1975, when 324 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sunshine is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sunshine a female name?
Sunshine is predominantly female. 99.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sunshine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sunshine Smith, Sunshine Johnson, Sunshine Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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