Sugar
Below 5 births
Below 5 births
About Sugar
Usually reserved as a term of endearment, Sugar has occasionally been used as a given name in the US, with at least 135 girls and 46 boys receiving the name since records began in the 1880s. It was recently used by singer Anne-Marie and rapper Slowthai for their son's middle name, born in 2024 but not announced until 2025.
Sugar for boys
The singer revealed she chose the name because she developed gestational diabetes when carrying her second baby, Forever Sugar, and went on to describe how that made it the perfect middle name for him.
While Sugar could be a generic nickname for any baby, if you want a name that connects to the pet form, you could always go for Hugh or Hugo, which would lead you to the the Scottish nicknames Shug and Shuggie, or try a name with a sweet meaning (Myron, Pollux, Amai). Alternatively, Seamus, Shay, Shiloh, Samuel, and Sawyer contain some of the sounds.
Sugar for girls
You can call your daughter Sugar, but it's probably best to keep it as a term of endearment. For sweet names, you try Dulcie, Honey, Mitsu, Amai, Sherine, Melita, Eulalia, or Melina, but Sugar does work as a generic nickname.
A handful of babies have been registered as 'Sugar' over the years.
Pronounced SHOO-ger.
As of October 2026, Sugar ranked #3822 in US births in 1981 SSA, peaked at #3339 in 1952.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
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Sugar on lists
Famous Sugars
- Stephanie "Sugar" Lyn BeardGirl
Canadian actress
- Jessica "Sugar" KiperGirl
American reality TV personality ("Survivor")
- SugarGirl
ring name of Michelle Duze, American pro wrestler
- Sugar Sales (b. 2007)Girl
daughter of rock drummer Hunt Sales
- Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker SmithGirl
Jr.), American male boxer
- "Sugar" Ray Charles LeonardGirl
American male boxer
- Sugar Lover FunkGirl
daughter of Rydel Lynch and Capron Funk
Sugar in pop culture
- SugarGirl
main character in "The Crimson Petal and the White" by Michel Faber
- Sugar (Kane) KowalczykGirl
character in film "Some Like It Hot"
- Sugar MottaGirl
character on TV's "Glee"
- Sugar PlummGirl
character in DC Universe
- SugarGirl
character in "OFF"
- Sugar JacksonGirl
character in "The Help"
- Sugar Mae ColeGirl
character in Joan Bauer's book "Almost Home"
- SugarGirl
character on Total Drama: Pahkitew Island
- "Sugar MagnoliaGirl
" song by The Grateful Dead
- "SugarGirl
" song by System of a Down
- "SugarGirl
" song by Maroon 5
- Sugar RayGirl
American rock band
- SugarGirl
Girl, member of the Daughters of Mary in Sue Monk Kidd's "The Secret Life of Bees"
- Sugar DipGirl
Character from the webcomic "Sparklecare Hospital"
- Sugar RushGirl
Male character from the webcomic "Sparklecare Hospital"