Napoleon
Napoleon was the 4651st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 297th; the most babies were born in 1926 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved up 560 places. More babies were named Napoleon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,651 boys, up 2,257 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1926122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,810babies recorded
Napoleon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1927.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,651 | 22 |
| 2020 | #6,908 | 12 |
| 2010 | #4,326 | 23 |
| 2000 | #2,243 | 44 |
| 1990 | #1,542 | 55 |
| 1980 | #1,284 | 53 |
| 1970 | #1,039 | 62 |
| 1960 | #884 | 75 |
| 1950 | #782 | 77 |
| 1940 | #826 | 58 |
| 1930 | #697 | 80 |
| 1920 | #648 | 96 |
| 1910 | #402 | 44 |
| 1900 | #399 | 32 |
| 1890 | #355 | 25 |
| 1880 | #303 | 31 |
How popular is Napoleon, counting every spelling?
Napoleon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Napoleon?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Napoleon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Napoleon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Napoleon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Napoleon?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Napoleon are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 35 and 68. That makes Napoleon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Napoleon by state
How common Napoleon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Napoleon
How popular is the name Napoleon?
Napoleon was the 4651st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 297th; the most babies were born in 1926 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved up 560 places. More babies were named Napoleon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Napoleon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Napoleon in the US.
Where is Napoleon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Napoleon was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).