Is Sunshine a boy or girl name?
Sunshine is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 65 girls and 0 boys were named Sunshine, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 5,719 US babies named Sunshine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,682
- Babies named Sunshine since 1905
- 5,719
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 324 babies
Boys and girls named Sunshine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 120 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1970s | 32 | 1,911 | 98.4% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,110 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 552 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 835 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 618 | 100% |
| 2020s | 8 | 357 | 97.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,682 |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,619 | 76 | #2,392 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,575 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,482 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,372 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,676 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,455 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,960 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,220 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,998 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,480 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,760 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,836 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,512 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,703 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,532 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,243 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,755 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,801 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,114 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,225 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,931 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,125 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,814 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,938 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,160 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,897 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,277 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,513 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,633 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,915 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,699 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,846 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,245 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,410 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,015 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,735 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,470 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,329 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,093 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,029 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,151 | 199 | #805 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 241 | #707 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 240 | #709 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 228 | #697 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,739 | 303 | #574 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,971 | 296 | #565 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 324 | #534 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,578 | 255 | #611 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,790 | 115 | #1,026 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,277 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,851 | 47 | #1,871 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,096 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,521 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,042 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,479 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,410 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,339 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,132 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,752 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,676 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,442 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,885 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,024 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,890 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,004 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,662 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,536 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,066 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,988 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,649 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,712 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,178 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,130 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,449 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,984 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,951 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,314 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,637 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,107 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,609 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,331 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,494 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,197 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sunshine reached #3,971 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #534 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sunshine
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.