Deenie

Best associated with the Judy Blume novel of the same name, Deenie is a retro feeling nickname choice. Deenie is gaining fresh style traction along with similar boyish nickname-names for girls: Scottie, Frankie, Stevie.

A bit of name trivia: Deenie shot up the Nameberry charts in the Summer of 2026, after it featured in the New York Times Connections puzzle in May of the same year. Could this lead to Deenie making an appearance in the official stats in the future?

Pronounced DEE-nee.

As of October 2026, Deenie ranked #7246 for girls in US births in 1968 SSA, peaked at #5419 for girls in 1962, Nameberry popularity #823 for girls.