Suki

♀ Girl

Pronounced SOO-kee /ˈsu.ki/High

Meaning: From Japanese suki, 'beloved, liked, fondness' — also an English pet form of Susanna ('lily')Low

In 30 seconds: To be liked, made a name: Suki is the Japanese word for fondness — 'beloved' — with an English past as Susanna's pet form. Sweet, quick, and quietly international.

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Origin MediumJapanese

MeaningFrom Japanese suki, 'beloved, liked, fondness' — also an English pet form of Susanna ('lily')

U.S. rank (2025)#3127 ↗ Rising

2025 U.S. births52 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2025

Total births (all-time)≈ 544

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

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

Suki reads from Japanese suki, 'liking, fondness, beloved', and lives separately in English as a pet form of Susanna/Susan ('lily') — the Sukey of the old nursery rhyme. Model-actress Suki Waterhouse keeps it current; the routes are layered, which we note.

In the U.S. it registers thinly. Rare, beloved at the root, and bright-quick.

Did you know? Suki means 'I like you' in Japanese — the word of a million confessions — and in Georgian England, Suki, Sukey, was the kettle-toting nickname of nursery rhyme ('Polly put the kettle on, Sukey take it off again').

Overall data confidence 62%

Japanese references — suki — word meaning

Variations

SukieSukeyTsuki

Nicknames

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Famous Bearers

★Suki Waterhouse (1992–present)
English model, actress, and singer.

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Suki mean?

Suki is Japanese for 'beloved, fondness'; in English it's also an old pet form of Susanna. We note the layered routes.

How do you pronounce Suki?

It's said SOO-kee /ˈsu.ki/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Suki a boy or girl name?

Suki is a girl's name.

How popular is Suki?

Suki is a rare name in the U.S.