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Sookie
OriginVariation of Sukey, pet form of Susanna
Meaning"lily"
About Sookie
This spelling seems to be taking off as a result of media appearances as characters in first "Gilmore Girls" and then as Sookie Stackhouse, the Anna Paquin character in "True Blood," based on "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" series of books by Charlaine Harris.
Pronounced SU-kee.
As of October 2026, Sookie ranked #13251 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #11145 in 2010.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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Sookie in pop culture
- Sookie Stackhouse
main character on TV's "True Blood"
- Sookie St. James
character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
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