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Sookie

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Pronounced SOOK-ee /ˈsʊk.i/Medium

Meaning: Sookie is a historical English and American Southern pet form of Susan or Susannah, from the Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily' (or 'rose'). It is best known now from television — Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood and Sookie St. James in Gilmore Girls.Low

In 30 seconds: Cozy and old-fashioned: Sookie is a Southern pet form of Susannah, 'lily' (said 'SOOK-ee').
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Origin LowEnglish, Hebrew
MeaningSookie is a historical English and American Southern pet form of Susan or Susannah, from the Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily' (or 'rose'). It is best known now from television — Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood and Sookie St. James in Gilmore Girls.
U.S. rank (2024)#13251 ↗ Rising
2024 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2010
Total births (all-time)≈ 63

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201020102024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Sookie began as an English and Southern American pet form of Susan and Susannah, from the Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily.' It faded, then returned to public ear through fiction — Sookie St. James on Gilmore Girls and Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood. It is those associations, more than the old nickname, that drive its use today (said 'SOOK-ee').

It appears only very rarely for girls in the U.S. Very rare, cozy, and pop-culture-lifted.

Did you know? Sookie is an antique nickname for Susan or Susannah — a name that spent two centuries in the American South before television reintroduced it, through Gilmore Girls and True Blood, which we note honestly.
Overall data confidence 40%
References — Sookie — Pet form of Susan/Susannah; True Blood and Gilmore Girls associations

Variations

SukeySukiSusannah

Nicknames

SookSue

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sookie mean?

Sookie is a pet form of Susan or Susannah, from the Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily.'

How do you pronounce Sookie?

It's said SOOK-ee /ˈsʊk.i/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Sookie a boy or girl name?

Sookie is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Sookie?

Sookie is a very rare name for girls in the U.S.

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