Sunshine · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1905

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 87 recorded years as a table

Sunshine, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1905	17
1907	28
1912	14
1914	12
1915	9
1916	11
1917	8
1918	17
1919	10
1920	13
1921	9
1922	15
1923	11
1924	11
1925	7
1926	16
1927	8
1928	5
1929	6
1931	5
1932	9
1934	5
1952	4
1954	3
1955	3
1956	5
1958	3
1961	2
1966	3
1968	3
1969	4
1970	13
1971	28
1972	53
1973	79
1974	174
1975	222
1976	202
1977	198
1978	149
1979	150
1980	145
1981	119
1982	84
1983	75
1984	55
1985	49
1986	40
1987	32
1988	26
1989	29
1990	22
1991	24
1992	22
1993	26
1994	23
1995	29
1996	34
1997	45
1998	38
1999	46
2000	53
2001	43
2002	51
2003	43
2004	47
2005	59
2006	34
2007	46
2008	40
2009	37
2010	42
2011	35
2012	40
2013	36
2014	26
2015	32
2016	29
2017	32
2018	43
2019	39
2020	46
2021	44
2022	42
2023	48
2024	41
2025	35

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Sunshine isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 57
Rank in 2025: #2,933
How rare: 1 in 28,197 girls
Since 1905: 5,734

Most popular in 1975, at 222 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 9% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.