Sugar
Sugar is a class of sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double sugars, are molecules made of two bonded monosaccharides; common examples are sucrose, lactose and maltose. White sugar is almost pure sucrose.
Meaning & Origin of Sugar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sugar is a class of sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double sugars, are molecules made of two bonded monosaccharides; common examples are sucrose, lactose and maltose. White sugar is almost pure sucrose.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Sugar
As a girl name
Sugar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1965, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 11 Sugars were born — ranking #4,810 that year. As of 2026, Sugar ranks #16,210 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 135 Sugars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sugar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1951, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 11 Sugars were born — ranking #3,603 that year. As of 2026, Sugar ranks #3,603 for boys with 11 births, with steady use. In total, more than 46 Sugars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Sugar
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About the name Sugar
Sugar is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 135 births in the dataset. Sugar's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #4,810. Use the chart and map above to compare Sugar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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