Recorded 1912–2009 Boys' name Peak 1925 370 births

Napolean — boys' name

370 babies named Napolean in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s511930s171940s341950s581960s631970s491980s241990s312000s15
1960s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Napolean was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

15 babies were named Napolean in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Napolean

The Social Security Administration has registered 370 babies named Napolean between 1912 and 2009, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Napolean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Napolean performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Napolean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Napolean in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 370 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Napolean at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

370

Since 1912

98 years of records

Peak year

1925

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1912

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2009

Napolean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1912

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1925)
15
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
05101520 200919911974196519551942192519131912 5

Napolean by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
63 births that decade — 17% of Napolean's all-time total
1910s281920s511930s171940s341950s581960s631970s491980s241990s312000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Napolean?
370 babies have been named Napolean since 1912. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1925 with 15 births.
When was Napolean most popular?
Napolean was most popular in the 1960s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Napolean been used?
Napolean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 98 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Napolean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Napoleon, Naphtali, Napat. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.