Stevie

Stevie arrives with a harmonica in one pocket and a pair of sunglasses in the other. A diminutive of Stephen or Stephanie, from the Greek stephanos, "crown," it shed its formal parents and became its own name thanks to two giants: Stevie Wonder and Stevie Nicks. Both gave the name a lived-in coolness that no christening could match. For modern American girls, it has been climbing steadily, part of a wave of breezy, boyish nicknames that feel vintage and new at once. A name with rhythm already built in, favored by parents who want soul with the paperwork.