Napoleon
Last seen for girls in 1927 at #4,805 · #4,539 for boys in 2025, 22 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 32 births
- Debut · boys
- 31 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 7,805since 1880
Napoleon over time
Rank among boys' names. Napoleon has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,539 | 22 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,832 | 12 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,517 | 13 | |
| 2022 | — | #7,768 | 10 | |
| 2021 | — | #6,032 | 14 | |
| 2020 | — | #6,620 | 12 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,813 | 15 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,993 | 26 | |
| 2017 | — | #5,788 | 15 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,349 | 13 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,058 | 18 | |
| 2014 | — | #5,252 | 17 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,955 | 38 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,862 | 19 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,659 | 20 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,241 | 23 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,922 | 19 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,145 | 24 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,379 | 32 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,602 | 28 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,241 | 31 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,217 | 30 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,922 | 33 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,095 | 29 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,346 | 42 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,222 | 44 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,939 | 28 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,235 | 40 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,347 | 35 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,441 | 32 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,140 | 38 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,181 | 37 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,162 | 36 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,804 | 46 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,895 | 41 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,530 | 55 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,336 | 67 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,514 | 49 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,161 | 68 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,403 | 50 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,321 | 53 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,399 | 46 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,399 | 45 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,382 | 47 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,246 | 54 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,272 | 53 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,352 | 47 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,438 | 42 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,221 | 52 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,427 | 39 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,127 | 56 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,182 | 49 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,108 | 54 | |
| 1972 | — | #968 | 70 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,109 | 54 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,031 | 62 | |
| 1969 | — | #812 | 90 | |
| 1968 | — | #840 | 75 | |
| 1967 | — | #774 | 89 | |
| 1966 | — | #750 | 97 | |
| 1965 | — | #809 | 83 | |
| 1964 | — | #914 | 69 | |
| 1963 | — | #899 | 69 | |
| 1962 | — | #896 | 72 | |
| 1961 | — | #874 | 76 | |
| 1960 | — | #876 | 75 | |
| 1959 | — | #808 | 89 | |
| 1958 | — | #796 | 88 | |
| 1957 | — | #884 | 73 | |
| 1956 | — | #849 | 78 | |
| 1955 | — | #663 | 121 | |
| 1954 | — | #717 | 101 | |
| 1953 | — | #768 | 85 | |
| 1952 | — | #709 | 98 | |
| 1951 | — | #736 | 89 | |
| 1950 | — | #778 | 77 | |
| 1949 | — | #742 | 86 | |
| 1948 | — | #760 | 79 | |
| 1947 | — | #748 | 84 | |
| 1946 | — | #848 | 60 | |
| 1945 | — | #798 | 60 | |
| 1944 | — | #782 | 64 | |
| 1943 | — | #781 | 70 | |
| 1942 | — | #713 | 81 | |
| 1941 | — | #807 | 61 | |
| 1940 | — | #818 | 58 | |
| 1939 | — | #685 | 75 | |
| 1938 | — | #715 | 73 | |
| 1937 | — | #742 | 67 | |
| 1936 | — | #690 | 73 | |
| 1935 | — | #602 | 93 | |
| 1934 | — | #682 | 79 | |
| 1933 | — | #629 | 85 | |
| 1932 | — | #592 | 99 | |
| 1931 | — | #702 | 74 | |
| 1930 | — | #696 | 80 | |
| 1929 | — | #620 | 96 | |
| 1928 | — | #735 | 76 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #653 | 94 |
| 1926 | — | #552 | 122 | |
| 1925 | — | #596 | 111 | |
| 1924 | — | #589 | 116 | |
| 1923 | — | #596 | 112 | |
| 1922 | — | #653 | 96 | |
| 1921 | — | #586 | 117 | |
| 1920 | — | #646 | 96 | |
| 1919 | — | #574 | 109 | |
| 1918 | — | #582 | 109 | |
| 1917 | — | #674 | 79 | |
| 1916 | — | #585 | 98 | |
| 1915 | — | #558 | 102 | |
| 1914 | — | #567 | 78 | |
| 1913 | — | #503 | 74 | |
| 1912 | — | #532 | 56 | |
| 1911 | — | #416 | 48 | |
| 1910 | — | #396 | 44 | |
| 1909 | — | #419 | 35 | |
| 1908 | — | #400 | 35 | |
| 1907 | — | #472 | 24 | |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #723 | 11 | |
| 1903 | — | #550 | 16 | |
| 1902 | — | #426 | 23 | |
| 1901 | — | #383 | 24 | |
| 1900 | — | #393 | 32 | |
| 1899 | — | #415 | 20 | |
| 1898 | — | #473 | 19 | |
| 1897 | — | #392 | 23 | |
| 1896 | — | #417 | 22 | |
| 1895 | — | #358 | 27 | |
| 1894 | — | #399 | 22 | |
| 1893 | — | #371 | 23 | |
| 1892 | — | #404 | 22 | |
| 1891 | — | #349 | 24 | |
| 1890 | — | #351 | 25 | |
| 1889 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1888 | — | #398 | 22 | |
| 1887 | — | #294 | 32 | |
| 1886 | — | #301 | 32 | |
| 1885 | — | #332 | 26 | |
| 1884 | — | #331 | 28 | |
| 1883 | — | #359 | 22 | |
| 1882 | — | #317 | 29 | |
| 1881 | — | #324 | 25 | |
| 1880 | — | #299 | 31 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Napoleon was already there! It came in at #299, and was given to 31 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2019–2024, when fewer than 16 boys a year got the name.
Where Napoleon is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#230 · 1 in 3,772
- Florida#313 · 1 in 2,917
- Alabama#326 · 1 in 2,829
- Mississippi#336 · 1 in 2,949
- Arkansas#352 · 1 in 3,005
Best ever in a state: #112 in New Hampshire, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #230 | 9 | 1 in 3,772 |
| Florida | #313 | 5 | 1 in 2,917 |
| Alabama | #326 | 10 | 1 in 2,829 |
| Mississippi | #336 | 7 | 1 in 2,949 |
| Arkansas | #352 | 6 | 1 in 3,005 |
| Oklahoma | #361 | 6 | 1 in 3,829 |
| Tennessee | #376 | 6 | 1 in 4,173 |
| Texas | #723 | 7 | 1 in 8,132 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Napoleon
- 2,293 spots since 2024 (#6,832 → #4,539)
- 2,081 spots since 2020 (#6,620 → #4,539)
- 519 spots since 2015 (#5,058 → #4,539)
- Biggest jump: 293 spots in 1905 (#723 → #430)
- Biggest drop: 219 spots in 1970 (#812 → #1,031)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #294 (32 births)
- Births halved by 1903, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Highest: 1 in 3,169 boys born in 1887 were named Napoleon (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 77,640 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 13.3% of all boys named Napoleon (1,036) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 267 | #294 (1887) | #336 |
| 1890s | 227 | #349 (1891) | #393 |
| 1900s | 239 | #383 (1901) | #484 |
| 1910s | 797 | #396 (1910) | #539 |
| 1920s | 1,036 | #552 (1926) | #623 |
| 1930s | 798 | #592 (1932) | #674 |
| 1940s | 703 | #713 (1942) | #780 |
| 1950s | 899 | #663 (1955) | #771 |
| 1960s | 795 | #750 (1966) | #844 |
| 1970s | 525 | #968 (1972) | #1,196 |
| 1980s | 532 | #1,161 (1987) | #1,343 |
| 1990s | 388 | #1,530 (1990) | #2,167 |
| 2000s | 312 | #2,222 (2000) | #3,309 |
| 2010s | 204 | #2,955 (2013) | #4,897 |
| 2020s | 83 | #4,539 (2025) | #6,385 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Napoleon in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 238,486 of them was named Napoleon, which outranked 14.2% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 797 names at #4,805; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 11,988 of them was named Napoleon, which outranked 86.4% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).