Sunshine
Meaning
literally 'sunshine'
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sunshine peaked in the 1970s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
41 people · the #76,244 first name in Brazil · median age 24
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Sunshine
Most people given the name Sunshine in the United States were born between 1970 and 2009. The Sunshine you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Sunshine deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sunshine truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sunshine fits with your family’s names and surname.
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