How Many People Are Named Napoleon?
An estimated 3,892 people in the United States have the first name Napoleon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Napoleon peaked in popularity in 1926 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Napoleon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Napoleon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,892
About 1 in 88,066 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1926
122 births
Total Registered
7,787
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Napoleon
Napoleon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,787 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Napoleon as a male name
Ranked #7,098 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (122 births)
Napoleon as a female name
Ranked #5,380 in 1927
5 female births in 1927
Peak: 1927 (5 births)
Napoleon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Napoleon span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,041 babies were registered. Napoleon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Napoleon by Decade
How has Napoleon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Napoleon by State
Birth registrations for Napoleon span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Ohio, New Mexico, New Hampshire. On average, about 156 Napoleons were registered per state.
Napoleon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Napoleon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Napoleon
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Napoleon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Napoleon?
We estimate approximately 3,892 people named Napoleon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 88,066 Americans share this first name.
Is Napoleon a common name?
Napoleon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,787 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Napoleon most popular?
Napoleon reached peak popularity in 1926, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Napoleon is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Napoleon a male name?
Napoleon is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Napoleon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Napoleon Smith, Napoleon Johnson, Napoleon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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