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Sunset

/ˈsʌnsɛt/ · 100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Sunset has been given to about 116 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsʌnsɛt/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 115
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sunset per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2021 · 12
  • Born in 202510
  • All time116

How popular is Sunset?

Its best year was 2021, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 8924th. The typical living American called Sunset is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Sunset

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Juliet0.57
  2. Janet0.55
  3. Suzette0.55
  4. Monet0.55
  5. Sue0.53
  6. Summer0.53
  7. Scarlet0.50
  8. Susie0.47

Middle names for Sunset

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sunset Anne0.81
  2. Sunset Catherine0.78
  3. Sunset Josephine0.78
  4. Sunset Rose0.77
  5. Sunset Marie0.77
  6. Sunset Grace0.77

Sibling names for Sunset

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.82
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.80
  3. Jasielbrother · 0.80
  4. Alarasister · 0.78
  5. Laylanisister · 0.78
  6. Emilianasister · 0.78

Where Sunset is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sunset Anderson0.77
    2. Sunset White0.72
    3. Sunset Nguyen0.72
    4. Sunset Moore0.72
    5. Sunset Hill0.72
    6. Sunset Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sunset

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.