Sunshine Higginbotham
There are approximately 1 people named Sunshine Higginbotham living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sunshine with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Higginbotham. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Sunshine
5.2K
Alive today
Named Higginbotham
15K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 5.2K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1975
Average age: 35
Top Census group: White (56.5%)
Estimated bearers: 15K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,662
Per 100K: 4.42
Top ancestry: White (85.4%)
First name trend
Sunshine: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sunshine. The peak year was 1975 with 324 births. The average person named Sunshine today is 35 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sunshine
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Sunshine, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 56.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sunshine described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Sunshine at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White56.5% · 2,915
- Hispanic or Latino13.4% · 690
- Asian and Pacific Islander12.9% · 667
- Black or African American7.5% · 387
- Two or more races6.4% · 332
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.3% · 171
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Higginbotham surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Higginbotham, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 85.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Higginbotham described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Higginbotham at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.4% · 11,290
- Black or African American6.3% · 831
- Two or more races3.7% · 489
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 463
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 101
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 50
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sunshine has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0015% of the US population, based on 5,192 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Sunshine right now.
The surname Higginbotham appears at a rate of 4.42 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0044%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Sunshine Higginbotham. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Sunshine Higginbotham: questions and answers
How many people are named Sunshine Higginbotham?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Sunshine Higginbotham. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0015%) with the surname frequency (4.42 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sunshine Higginbotham?
We classify Sunshine Higginbotham as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sunshine a male or female name?
Sunshine is predominantly female. Out of 5,719 total SSA registrations, 0.8% were male and 99.2% were female. See the full Sunshine profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Sunshine Higginbotham?
Find out how many people are called Sunshine Higginbotham on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.