I have always loved the name [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] for a girl, and now that I am pregnant with my second (a girl!), I am thinking about using it. But a lot of family members have reservations and think that she won’t like it when she is older or people will think she is a boy. Thoughts?
Other runner ups are [name_u]Piper[/name_u] (which I love, but fear is too popular), [name_f]Sienna[/name_f] and [name_f]Luna[/name_f].
Any opinions, or other suggestions?
Thanks! Mb
It sounds very 80’s to me ([name_u]Stevie[/name_u] Nicks).
I think it would make a cute nn for [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], but I don’t really love it on it’s own.
But it’s in the top 1000 for girls, so people are using it. If you absolutely adore it, I don’t see any reason not too.
As another option, if you like [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] and [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], how about [name_f]Stella[/name_f]?
I think [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] is cute. I really don’t think it sounds masculine as most men named [name_m]Steven[/name_m] would just go by [name_m]Steve[/name_m], never [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]. Plus, the name [name_m]Steve[/name_m]/[name_m]Steven[/name_m] in general just isn’t as popular for boys as it once was, so she may not have any [name_m]Steve[/name_m]'s in her class. I say go for it if you love it!
I went to a school with a girl named [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] and her nn was [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]. I think that’s cute however I don’t like [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] as a given name. I think she needs something to fall back on.
Stevie is cute … I like your others too, Piper and Luna.
I prefer your runner ups.
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Tempest[/name_f]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Selma[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
I love [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] as a nn but not as a given name.
You know, it’s not my usual style, but I really like it! I also like [name_f]Sienna[/name_f]. I dislike [name_u]Piper[/name_u] and [name_f]Luna[/name_f].
I love it. [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] is one of my favourites!
I like [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] a bunch. I think it could qualify as its own name. I suggest [name_f]Epiphany[/name_f] Sita for the silly fully name if you want one and [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] as the nickname.
I like [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] on girl. I think it sounds stupid on a guy, or at least to little boyish. I have known two [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]'s, both were/are teenage girls. Both of these girls were/are very beautiful and very popular. The ‘cool’ girl at school that all the guys want to date, and all the girls are jealous of. I have never known a guy named [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]… A few Stevens, but they all hated being called [name_m]Steve[/name_m] or [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] because of the character ‘[name_m]Steve[/name_m] Eurkle’. To me [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] is forever a girl name, a ‘cool’ girls name. So if you love it on a girl, go for it.
I, personally, don’t like [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] at all. Especially not on a girl. [name_f]IMO[/name_f], a boy is [name_m]Steven[/name_m]/[name_m]Stephen[/name_m], and a girl is [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]/[name_f]Stefanie[/name_f]. But I just don’t like [name_m]Steve[/name_m] or [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]. It sounds dated to me, and more masculine. I never liked names like [name_u]Billy[/name_u], [name_u]Joey[/name_u], etc. on a girl.
I prefer your runners up in this order: [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_f]Luna[/name_f]. I loved the suggestion of [name_f]Stella[/name_f]!
However, that is me. If you love [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] for your daughter, then I say go for it:)
I like [name_u]Piper[/name_u] and [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], not a fan of [name_f]Luna[/name_f].
I know a girl called [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]-[name_u]Ray[/name_u], she suits it.
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u] sounds very nicknamey to me. What about [name_f]Svetlana[/name_f] or [name_f]Stefanie[/name_f]/[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] nn [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]?
Out of the three I like [name_f]Luna[/name_f].
Or…
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Zosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Daria[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
I prefer [name_u]Piper[/name_u] or [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], but if you were to use [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] I think it sounds better as a nickname. [name_m]How[/name_m] about a variation of [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]?
[name_f]Stevana[/name_f]
[name_f]Steffa[/name_f]
[name_f]Stefeia[/name_f]
[name_f]Stefania[/name_f]
[name_f]Estafania[/name_f]
I somewhat agree that it works better as a nickname for a longer given name; to me something about it just seems incomplete. But I will freely admit that it’s just not my style.
There were 280 births for girls in 2014, putting it inside the top 1000. It really isn’t an insane choice by any stretch. If it is THE name for you, do it. You could do a heck of a lot worse, and your relatives will get used to it.
I think it is perfectly usable.
I do prefer [name_f]Sienna[/name_f] and [name_f]Luna[/name_f], though.
I prefer your other three choices over [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] personally, sorry.
However, if you’re looking for something familiar but uncommon, [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] is the one on your list that fits the bill best. At no. 951 in 2014, [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] is a lot less popular than the other names you’re considering. It’s also easy to intuitively say and spell, so doesn’t have the pitfalls of most very unusual names.
I don’t find it particularly masculine or teaseworthy - my only hesitation would be that it feels a touch too informal for a full name. However, there are lots of little girls called [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Lilly[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], etc. and this is no more “nicknamey” than those names.
I’m not particularly fond of [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] on a boy or a girl, but admit it could work as a cute nickname for [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] if you happen to like that name. However, if you don’t and you are adamant on using [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] as a given name, I think you could deffo get away with using it because a lot of people know of [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] Nicks. Personally, [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] just reminds me of those artificial sweeteners, Stevia. Also, prepare for the possibility of your daughter getting teased for having a boy’s names, you know how cruel kids can be.
Out of the three names suggested I definitely like the name [name_f]Sienna[/name_f] best.
Wow thank you for all these wonderful suggestions! Most of you confirm my fear that it’s best as a nickname, and not a first name. But we have a cousin named [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], so [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] is out. Maybe best to skip it.
I think we ruled out [name_f]Luna[/name_f], but so far are waffling between [name_f]Sienna[/name_f] and [name_u]Piper[/name_u] for now. I hope to come up with others!
For context, we would like to use the middle name [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (for my grandmother), and my son’s name is [name_m]Stone[/name_m].