Recorded 1975–1976 Girls' name Peak 1975 10 births

Sooner — girls' name

10 babies named Sooner in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s10
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sooner was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sooner in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sooner

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Sooner between 1975 and 1976, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sooner currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sooner performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sooner in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sooner at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

10

Since 1975

2 years of records

Peak year

1975

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1975

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1976

Sooner popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1975

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1975)
5
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
5 19761975 5

Sooner by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 100% of Sooner's all-time total
1970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sooner?
10 babies have been named Sooner since 1975. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1975 with 5 births.
When was Sooner most popular?
Sooner was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Sooner been used?
Sooner has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 2 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Sooner?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soo, Sookie, Soon, Soojin, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.