Sunshine is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1975 and has since faded.
Sunshine is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,952 for girl births in the United States (and #5,194 across all names), given to 57 babies. Sunshine was first reported in SSA data in 1905 and peaked in 1975 (324 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | #2,952 | — |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | #2,657 | — |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | #2,376 | #9,631 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | #2,576 | — |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | #2,483 | — |
| 2020 | 75 | 75 | #2,374 | — |
| 2019 | 65 | 65 | #2,677 | — |
| 2018 | 73 | 73 | #2,456 | — |
| 2017 | 56 | 56 | #2,961 | — |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #3,181 | — |
| 2015 | 58 | 58 | #2,998 | — |
| 2014 | 46 | 46 | #3,480 | — |
| 2013 | 63 | 63 | #2,762 | — |
| 2012 | 70 | 70 | #2,595 | — |
| 2011 | 62 | 62 | #2,836 | — |
| 2010 | 74 | 74 | #2,513 | — |
| 2009 | 68 | 68 | #2,704 | — |
| 2008 | 75 | 75 | #2,532 | — |
| 2007 | 88 | 88 | #2,244 | — |
| 2006 | 65 | 65 | #2,755 | — |
| 2005 | 109 | 109 | #1,801 | — |
| 2004 | 86 | 86 | #2,114 | — |
| 2003 | 78 | 78 | #2,225 | — |
| 2002 | 92 | 92 | #1,931 | — |
| 2001 | 78 | 78 | #2,125 | — |
| 2000 | 96 | 96 | #1,814 | — |
| 1999 | 82 | 82 | #1,938 | — |
| 1998 | 67 | 67 | #2,160 | — |
| 1997 | 78 | — | #1,897 | — |
| 1996 | 59 | — | #2,278 | — |
| 1995 | 51 | — | #2,513 | — |
| 1994 | 41 | — | #2,930 | — |
| 1993 | 47 | — | #2,634 | — |
| 1992 | 41 | — | #2,915 | — |
| 1991 | 45 | — | #2,699 | — |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #2,846 | — |
| 1989 | 54 | — | #2,245 | — |
| 1988 | 46 | — | #2,410 | — |
| 1987 | 56 | — | #2,015 | — |
| 1986 | 68 | — | #1,735 | — |
| 1985 | 85 | — | #1,470 | — |
| 1984 | 92 | — | #1,329 | — |
| 1983 | 126 | — | #1,093 | — |
| 1982 | 143 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1981 | 204 | — | #805 | #7,151 |
| 1980 | 241 | — | #707 | — |
| 1979 | 240 | — | #709 | — |
| 1978 | 228 | — | #697 | — |
| 1977 | 308 | — | #574 | #6,740 |
| 1976 | 305 | — | #565 | #3,971 |
| 1975 | 324 | — | #534 | — |
| 1974 | 262 | — | #611 | #4,578 |
| 1973 | 120 | — | #1,026 | #5,790 |
| 1972 | 81 | — | #1,276 | — |
| 1971 | 53 | — | #1,872 | #4,851 |
| 1970 | 22 | — | #3,096 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,521 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #8,042 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #7,479 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,409 | — |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,340 | — |
| 1956 | 10 | — | #4,133 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,752 | — |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,676 | — |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,442 | — |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,885 | — |
| 1932 | 10 | — | #3,024 | — |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,891 | — |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #4,004 | — |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #4,662 | — |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,536 | — |
| 1926 | 19 | — | #2,066 | — |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,989 | — |
| 1924 | 14 | — | #2,649 | — |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #2,712 | — |
| 1922 | 18 | — | #2,178 | — |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #3,130 | — |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,449 | — |
| 1919 | 11 | — | #2,984 | — |
| 1918 | 20 | — | #1,951 | — |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #3,314 | — |
| 1916 | 12 | — | #2,637 | — |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #3,107 | — |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,609 | — |
| 1912 | 8 | — | #2,331 | — |
| 1907 | 9 | — | #1,494 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,197 | — |