The first name Sunshine
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Sunshine, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 6 births (#3,681).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sunshine with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sunshine at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 57 girls born in the United States were named Sunshine, the 2,952nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1975, when 324 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Sunshine
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Sunshine AndersonAmerican singer, born 1974
- Sunshine ParkerAmerican actor (1927-1999)
Questions
- How popular is the name Sunshine?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Sunshine, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2012, with 6 births.
- Is Sunshine a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 5,779 US babies named Sunshine since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sunshine most popular?
- 1975 in the United States, when 324 babies were named Sunshine, its highest rank at 534th.