Sugar
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #4,810 in 1971
0 babies were named Sugar in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1965–2025
Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistorySugar first shows up in US birth records in 1951, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 74 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1971, when it reached #4,810.
About the name Sugar
Sugar is a girl name of American origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-gar”. US birth records list Sugar for girls from 1965 to 2016, in 22 of those 52 years. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked #4,810 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2016, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:American names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7 | 1,470,588 girls |
| 1970s | 4.7 | 214,592 girls |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 854,701 girls |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 862,069 girls |
| 2000s | 0.6 | 1,694,915 girls |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 2,500,000 girls |
More American girl names
- Girl name: Lainey · possibly light
- Girl name: Daisy · day's eye
- Girl name: Josie · he will add
- Unisex name: Kinsley · king's meadow
- Girl name: Sienna · from Siena
- Unisex name: Brooklyn · from Brooklyn, New York
- Girl name: Summer · summer
- Unisex name: Stevie · crown
Questions about the name Sugar
What is the origin of the name Sugar?
Sugar has American roots in our records. Other American names include Lainey, Daisy, Josie.
Is Sugar a boy or girl name?
Sugar is a girl name.
How popular is the name Sugar?
Sugar is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2016. It peaked at #4,810 in 1971.