Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Napoleon

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Napoleon
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1926

Peak era

1926

Peak rank proxy

122

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19262024

Peak year

1926

Decline from peak

90.2%

2024

All-time

7,782

Napoleon is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1926, when 122 boys were named Napoleon.

In 2024, only 12 boys were given the name.

Down 90.2% from its peak.

All told, about 7,782 Americans have been named Napoleon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1926

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