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Napolean

Masculine

1912high 1925
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Napolean entered the US charts in 1912, peaked at #2089 in 1925, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Napolean?

Napolean first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Napolean alive today was born around 1958, making them about 67 years old. About 200 people named Napolean are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Napolean most popular?

Napolean peaked in 1925, reaching #2089 nationally. See the whole 1925 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1912–2025158015519122009

US babies named Napolean per year from 1912 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#20891910s2000s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1912
Most boys named
192515 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2089reached in 1925
Change vs 2001
0.0%5 in 2009, from 5
Napolean sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1925, with 15 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Napoleans among us

200

people named Napolean are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Fashion outlook

Napolean sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Napoleans are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Napolean are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Napolean in 2025?
Napolean is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
Will my child share the name Napolean with classmates?
Napolean will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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