Napoleon
2 countries#4539 in United States, 2025US
#4539
in United States, 2025
FR
437
total births, France
Total births recorded
8,247
Peak year (United States)
1926
Peak-year count
122
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Napoleon was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
7,810 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #4539 · peaked in 1926 with 122 births
Most common in: Alabama, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
437 births recorded 1900–2008 · peaked in 1902 with 24 births
Most common in: 20, Pas-de-Calais, Nord
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Napoleon’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3602 | — |
| 2007 | #3379 | ↑223 |
| 2008 | #4145 | ↓766 |
| 2009 | #4922 | ↓777 |
| 2010 | #4241 | ↑681 |
| 2011 | #4659 | ↓418 |
| 2012 | #4862 | ↓203 |
| 2013 | #2955 | ↑1907 |
| 2014 | #5252 | ↓2297 |
| 2015 | #5058 | ↑194 |
| 2016 | #6349 | ↓1291 |
| 2017 | #5788 | ↑561 |
| 2018 | #3993 | ↑1795 |
| 2019 | #5813 | ↓1820 |
| 2020 | #6620 | ↓807 |
| 2021 | #6032 | ↑588 |
| 2022 | #7768 | ↓1736 |
| 2023 | #6517 | ↑1251 |
| 2024 | #6832 | ↓315 |
| 2025 | #4539 | ↑2293 |