64%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. DEE-nə [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Possibly a short form of names ending with dena. It has also been used as a variant of Deanna. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantDene PopularityDetails Last ranked #957 in 1990 United States Categories currently out of the US top 1000, diminutives, isograms, short forms, uncertain etymology