Napoleon

Given to 7,810 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#4539

recorded as boys

2,293 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 22

Peak year

1887

32 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

7,810

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Napoleon was most popular in 1887, when 32 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.32 per 1,000). In 2025, 22 babies were named Napoleon, ranking #4539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	22	4539
2024	<5	—	12	6832
2023	<5	—	13	6517
2022	<5	—	10	7768
2021	<5	—	14	6032
2020	<5	—	12	6620
2019	<5	—	15	5813
2018	<5	—	26	3993
2017	<5	—	15	5788
2016	<5	—	13	6349
2015	<5	—	18	5058
2014	<5	—	17	5252
2013	<5	—	38	2955
2012	<5	—	19	4862
2011	<5	—	20	4659
2010	<5	—	23	4241
2009	<5	—	19	4922
2008	<5	—	24	4145
2007	<5	—	32	3379
2006	<5	—	28	3602
2005	<5	—	31	3241
2004	<5	—	30	3217
2003	<5	—	33	2922
2002	<5	—	29	3095
2001	<5	—	42	2346
2000	<5	—	44	2222
1999	<5	—	28	2939
1998	<5	—	40	2235
1997	<5	—	35	2347
1996	<5	—	32	2441
1995	<5	—	38	2140
1994	<5	—	37	2181
1993	<5	—	36	2162
1992	<5	—	46	1804
1991	<5	—	41	1895
1990	<5	—	55	1530
1989	<5	—	67	1336
1988	<5	—	49	1514
1987	<5	—	68	1161
1986	<5	—	50	1403
1985	<5	—	53	1321
1984	<5	—	46	1399
1983	<5	—	45	1399
1982	<5	—	47	1382
1981	<5	—	54	1246
1980	<5	—	53	1272
1979	<5	—	47	1352
1978	<5	—	42	1438
1977	<5	—	52	1221
1976	<5	—	39	1427
1975	<5	—	56	1127
1974	<5	—	49	1182
1973	<5	—	54	1108
1972	<5	—	70	968
1971	<5	—	54	1109
1970	<5	—	62	1031
1969	<5	—	90	812
1968	<5	—	75	840
1967	<5	—	89	774
1966	<5	—	97	750
1965	<5	—	83	809
1964	<5	—	69	914
1963	<5	—	69	899
1962	<5	—	72	896
1961	<5	—	76	874
1960	<5	—	75	876
1959	<5	—	89	808
1958	<5	—	88	796
1957	<5	—	73	884
1956	<5	—	78	849
1955	<5	—	121	663
1954	<5	—	101	717
1953	<5	—	85	768
1952	<5	—	98	709
1951	<5	—	89	736
1950	<5	—	77	778
1949	<5	—	86	742
1948	<5	—	79	760
1947	<5	—	84	748
1946	<5	—	60	848
1945	<5	—	60	798
1944	<5	—	64	782
1943	<5	—	70	781
1942	<5	—	81	713
1941	<5	—	61	807
1940	<5	—	58	818
1939	<5	—	75	685
1938	<5	—	73	715
1937	<5	—	67	742
1936	<5	—	73	690
1935	<5	—	93	602
1934	<5	—	79	682
1933	<5	—	85	629
1932	<5	—	99	592
1931	<5	—	74	702
1930	<5	—	80	696
1929	<5	—	96	620
1928	<5	—	76	735
1927	5	4805	94	653
1926	<5	—	122	552
1925	<5	—	111	596
1924	<5	—	116	589
1923	<5	—	112	596
1922	<5	—	96	653
1921	<5	—	117	586
1920	<5	—	96	646
1919	<5	—	109	574
1918	<5	—	109	582
1917	<5	—	79	674
1916	<5	—	98	585
1915	<5	—	102	558
1914	<5	—	78	567
1913	<5	—	74	503
1912	<5	—	56	532
1911	<5	—	48	416
1910	<5	—	44	396
1909	<5	—	35	419
1908	<5	—	35	400
1907	<5	—	24	472
1906	<5	—	14	640
1905	<5	—	25	430
1904	<5	—	11	723
1903	<5	—	16	550
1902	<5	—	23	426
1901	<5	—	24	383
1900	<5	—	32	393
1899	<5	—	20	415
1898	<5	—	19	473
1897	<5	—	23	392
1896	<5	—	22	417
1895	<5	—	27	358
1894	<5	—	22	399
1893	<5	—	23	371
1892	<5	—	22	404
1891	<5	—	24	349
1890	<5	—	25	351
1889	<5	—	20	405
1888	<5	—	22	398
1887	<5	—	32	294
1886	<5	—	32	301
1885	<5	—	26	332
1884	<5	—	28	331
1883	<5	—	22	359
1882	<5	—	29	317
1881	<5	—	25	324
1880	<5	—	31	299