125 Maybe-Kinda Cringey but Extremely Cute Nicknames to Call Your Boyfriend

Everyone swears they’ll never be the type of person who baby-talks to their partner or calls them a cringey cute nickname, until the day they find themselves more in love than ever, admiring their partner, thinking about all the fun they have together, and a pet name accidentally slips out of their mouth. If this sounds like you, don’t panic! Give yourself permission to be a big ‘ol softy and lean into the cringe. Being in love (or like, or lust!) is supposed to be fun. Plus, IDK about you, but it can sometimes feel ~so~ weird to call someone you’re close with by their, like, actual given name.

After all, you’re so much more to your boyfriend than his co-workers, friends, or anyone else who simply calls him “John” is. Adding a cute nickname for your boyfriend to the mix can serve as a little inside joke between the two of you, keeping you close. It might even lighten the mood the next time you’re in an argument that’s seemingly going nowhere. Think about it: Try calling someone Snoopy during a fight and see how long you guys can keep a straight face.

This might be a list of terms to call your boyfriend, but it’s your relationship, so you make the rules. Any of these terms can work as gender neutral terms, so don’t feel like you can’t grab a few ideas from this list if you’re not dating a cis man. These work for partners of all genders! So, without further ado, here are (count ‘em!) 125 of the best nickname options for you to call your boyfriend, partner, fiancé, and anyone in-between.

Generally cute nicknames for your boyfriend

1. Boo

2. Booboo Bear

3. Sweetheart

4. Baby Boy

5. Baby/Babe

6. Baby Love

7. Boo Thang

8. Love Bug

9. Good-Looking

10. Sunshine

11. Darling

12. Hun

13. Bub

14. Cariño (Darling in Spanish)

15. Amor (Love in Spanish)

16. Mi Corazon (My Heart in Spanish)

17. Sweet Thing

18. Sweet Stuff

19. Bear

20. Bunny

21. Honey Bear

22. Baby Love

23. Puffin

Romantic nicknames for your boyfriend

1. My Sweet Love

2. Love of My Life

3. Heart’s Dearest

4. Dear

5. My Whole Heart

6. Dreamboat

7. Lover

8. Lovely

9. King

10. Beau

Food-related nicknames for your boyfriend

1. Sugarplum

2. Sugar

3. Peanut

4. Jellybean

5. Sweet Cheeks

6. Sweetie

7. Sweets

8. Sweet Pea

9. Cupcake

10. Honey Bun

11. Honey Pot

12. My Honey

13. Honey

14. Honey Pie

15. Cutie Pie

16. Cherry Pie

17. Apple Pie

18. Pumpkin Pie

19. [Literally any kind of pie]

20. Cherry Bomb

21. Hot Tamale

22. Hot Sauce

23. Pop Tart
    

24. Muffin

25. Pumpkin

26. Dumpling

27. Pudding

28. Baby Cake

29. Hot Cakes

30. Cookie

31. Nugget

32. Tater Tot

33. Big Mac

Pop culture nicknames for your boyfriend

1. McDreamy

2. McSteamy

3. Prince Charming

4. Hercules

5. Romeo

6. Pooh Bear

7. Mr. Big

8. Squishy

9. Snoopy

10. Mr. Darcy

11. Don Juan
    

12. The Don

13. Ken

Nicknames for your friend-with-benefits

1. Baby/Babe

2. Sexy

3. Hottie

4. Doll

5. Doll Face

6. Big Guy

7. Playboy

8. Hunk

9. Casanova

10. Sneaky Link

11. My Man

12. Daddy

13. Tiger

14. Stallion

15. McSwagger

16. Hot Stuff

17. Zaddy
    

Nicknames for your fiancé/husband

1. Hubby

2. Handsome

3. Mister

4. Bubba

5. Love/ My Love

6. Love Dove

7. Goober

8. Old Man

9. Fella

10. Cutie Patootie

11. Mi Amor (My love in Spanish)

12. Bebe (Baby in Spanish)

13. Amóre (Love in Italian)

Nicknames for the guy you’re casual with

1. Pal

2. Cutie

3. Lover Boy

4. A shortening of their name. So if their name is Taylor, call them “Tay.”

5. The first letter of their name. So if their name is Derrick, call them “D.”

6. Their middle name.

7. My dude/guy

8. Hot ___ insert name here. (Ex: Hot CJ, Hot Mike)

9. Mr. Fix It
   

Nicknames for the father of your child

1. Baby Daddy

2. Big Daddy

3. Big Papa

4. Papi

5. Pops

6. Papa Bear

7. Partner

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