Given name & surname
Soon
Soon is a surname from Chinese. It is used in English and Tagalog.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Soon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 48
- 5 boys · 43 girls
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 8 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 7 in 1956. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1949. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,050 as a first name in 2020; 777 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Soon’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Soon as a surname has a related form in Sun. In Filipino usage, Soon as a surname has a related form in Sun. In Filipino usage, Soon as a surname has a related form in SON.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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