How Many People Are Named Sugar?
An estimated 161 people in the United States have the first name Sugar. It is used for both genders, with 74.6% female. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Sugar peaked in popularity in 1971 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sugar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sugar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
161
About 1 in 2,128,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
74.6% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1971
11 births
Total Registered
181
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sugar
Sugar is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (25.4%) and females (74.6%). Out of 181 total births registered, 46 were male and 135 were female.
Sugar as a male name
Ranked #3,822 in 1981
11 male births in 1981
Peak: 1981 (11 births)
Sugar as a female name
Ranked #18,554 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1971 (11 births)
Sugar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sugar span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 72 babies were registered. Sugar has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sugar by Decade
How has Sugar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sugar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sugar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sugar
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sugar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sugar?
We estimate approximately 161 people named Sugar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,128,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Sugar a common name?
Sugar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 181 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sugar most popular?
Sugar reached peak popularity in 1971, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sugar is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sugar a female name?
Sugar is predominantly female. 74.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sugar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sugar Smith, Sugar Johnson, Sugar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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