US rank #12427 Girls' name Peak 1977 442 births

Sugey — #12427 US girls' name

442 babies named Sugey in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s601980s261990s832000s1392010s1052020s29
#12427
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sugey was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

29 babies were named Sugey in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sugey

The Social Security Administration has registered 442 babies named Sugey between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sugey currently holds the #12427 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sugey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sugey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sugey in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sugey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 442 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sugey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

442

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1977

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,427

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sugey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1977)
29
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 202420182013200820031998199319801976 13

Sugey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
139 births that decade — 31% of Sugey's all-time total
1970s601980s261990s832000s1392010s1052020s29

Sugey by state

Where Sugey concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sugey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
68 15.4%
#2 Texas
20 4.5%
#3 Florida
5 1.1%
California share of Sugey's total US births 15.4%
Even split

68 of 442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sugey?
442 babies have been named Sugey since 1976. It currently ranks #12427 among girls. The peak year was 1977 with 29 births.
When was Sugey most popular?
Sugey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Sugey most popular?
The top states for the name Sugey are California (68 births), Texas (20 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Sugey been used?
Sugey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sugey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sugar, Sugei, Sugeiri, Sugeily. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.