Question

Are the names pony boy and soda pop nicknames in the book “the outsiders” explain?

Answer 1

No

Step-by-step explanation:

because when they are at the movies with Cherry and Marcia they ask if Pony boy is his real name and he said it was and that it said Soda pop on Soda pop's birth certificate.

Answer 2

Answer: The names Ponyboy and Sodapop were their actual names in the movie and the book.

Explanation: They even said that it was on their birth-certificate