Given name
Teenie
“the small one”
Teenie is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “the small one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “the small one.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Teenie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1922. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Teenie’s family of names
Teenie has a related form in Teenea. Teenie has a related form in Teenee. Teenie has a related form in Teeney.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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