Napoleon — #6812 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Napoleon

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,782 babies named Napoleon between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Napoleon currently holds the #6812 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 122 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Napoleon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,036 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Napoleon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 492 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Napoleon in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Napoleon 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 7,782 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.