Is Napoleon a boy or girl name?
Napoleon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Napoleon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 7,787 US babies named Napoleon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,098
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Napoleon since 1880
- 7,787
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 122 babies
Boys and girls named Napoleon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 267 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 227 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 239 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 797 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,036 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 798 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 703 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 899 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 795 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 526 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 531 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 388 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 312 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 203 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #7,098 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,779 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | #8,122 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,238 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,903 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | #6,016 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,074 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,979 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,601 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,211 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,406 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 37 | #3,037 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,982 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,775 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,326 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 19 | #5,050 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,225 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,424 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,660 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,296 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,265 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,974 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,162 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,997 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,261 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,381 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 46 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 55 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 49 | #1,521 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 50 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 53 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 46 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 54 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 48 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 42 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 56 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 70 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 54 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 62 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 90 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 75 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 89 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 97 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 83 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 69 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 69 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 72 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 76 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 75 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 89 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 88 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 73 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 78 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 121 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 101 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 85 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 98 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 89 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 77 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 86 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 79 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 84 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 60 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 60 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 64 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 70 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 81 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 61 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 58 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 75 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 73 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 67 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 73 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 93 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 79 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 85 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 99 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 74 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 80 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 96 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 76 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 94 | #656 | 5 | #5,380 |
| 1926 | 122 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 111 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 116 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 112 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 96 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 117 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 96 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 109 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 109 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 79 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 98 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 102 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 78 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 74 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 56 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 48 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 44 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 35 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 35 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 24 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 14 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 11 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 16 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 23 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 24 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 32 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 20 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 19 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 23 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 22 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 27 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 22 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 23 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 22 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 24 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 25 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 20 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 22 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 32 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 32 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 26 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 28 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 22 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 29 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 25 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 31 | #303 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Napoleon reached #297 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #5,380 in 1927. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.