Given name & surname
Suki
“one who is dearly loved”
Suki is used as a given name and a surname. One Japanese interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Japanese interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Suki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 546
- 0 boys · 546 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #3,127 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +158%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,127 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 158.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 958 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Suki’s family of names
Suki has a related form in Sukie. Suki has a related form in Sookea. Suki has a related form in Sookee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Sukievariant
- Sookievariant
- Sookeavariant
- Sookeevariant
- Sookeyvariant
- Sukeavariant
- Sukeevariant
- Sukeyvariant
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People named Suki
- Suki WaterhouseBritish model and actressborn 1992
- Suki KimAmerican writerborn 1970
- Suki LahavIsraeli musician and author1951–2026
- Suki LeeAmerican video game designer and programmer
- Suki SchorerAmerican ballet dancer, ballet mistress, teacher, and writerborn 1939
- Suki ChuiHong Kong actressborn 1984
Characters named Suki: Suki (Avatar: The Last Airbender).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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