Unisex nameNot in the current top chartsFalling

Sugar

//ˈʃʊɡɜr//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19815 lettersStarts with S

Meaning & origin

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Sugar's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Sugar, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Sugar
19515
19527
19536
19555
19576
19586
19656
19708
197111
19725
19736
197411
19757
19766
19777
19785
19796
19805
198111
19825
19875
19885
19905
19936
19965
19995
20025
20076
20165

Sugar through the decades

  • Sugar peaked in 1981, when 11 babies were named Sugar in the US.
  • The 1970s were Sugar's strongest decade, averaging 7 births a year.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (1982–2016), use of Sugar has fallen 25% compared to the 10 years before that.

Names like Sugar

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Sibling names for Sugar

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