Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Napoleon

#1,346 most common boys' name of all time · #3,231 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,346
Rank overall
#3,231 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
7,810
Since 2016
152
Peak year
1926 #553
Best rank
#296 1887
Girls Boys peak 122/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Napoleon is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 22 22 #4,539
2024 — 12 12 #6,835
2023 — 13 13 #6,521
2022 — 10 10 #7,772
2021 — 14 14 #6,037
2020 — 12 12 #6,626
2019 — 15 15 #5,814
2018 — 26 26 #3,996
2017 — 15 15 #5,791
2016 — 13 13 #6,354
2015 — 18 18 #5,058
2014 — 17 17 #5,255
2013 — 38 38 #2,955
2012 — 19 19 #4,862
2011 — 20 20 #4,660
2010 — 23 23 #4,243
2009 — 19 19 #4,924
2008 — 24 24 #4,147
2007 — 32 32 #3,379
2006 — 28 28 #3,602
2005 — 31 31 #3,242
2004 — 30 30 #3,218
2003 — 33 33 #2,923
2002 — 29 29 #3,098
2001 — 42 42 #2,347
2000 — 44 44 #2,223
1999 — 28 28 #2,941
1998 — 40 40 #2,235
1997 — 35 35 #2,349
1996 — 32 32 #2,441
1995 — 38 38 #2,140
1994 — 37 37 #2,183
1993 — 36 36 #2,163
1992 — 46 46 #1,804
1991 — 41 41 #1,895
1990 — 55 55 #1,531
1989 — 67 67 #1,336
1988 — 49 49 #1,514
1987 — 68 68 #1,161
1986 — 50 50 #1,404
1985 — 53 53 #1,321
1984 — 46 46 #1,400
1983 — 45 45 #1,399
1982 — 47 47 #1,383
1981 — 54 54 #1,246
1980 — 53 53 #1,273
1979 — 47 47 #1,353
1978 — 42 42 #1,438
1977 — 52 52 #1,223
1976 — 39 39 #1,427
1975 — 56 56 #1,128
1974 — 49 49 #1,184
1973 — 54 54 #1,110
1972 — 70 70 #968
1971 — 54 54 #1,110
1970 — 62 62 #1,032
1969 — 90 90 #813
1968 — 75 75 #841
1967 — 89 89 #774
1966 — 97 97 #750
1965 — 83 83 #809
1964 — 69 69 #914
1963 — 69 69 #901
1962 — 72 72 #896
1961 — 76 76 #876
1960 — 75 75 #877
1959 — 89 89 #808
1958 — 88 88 #796
1957 — 73 73 #884
1956 — 78 78 #850
1955 — 121 121 #664
1954 — 101 101 #717
1953 — 85 85 #768
1952 — 98 98 #709
1951 — 89 89 #736
1950 — 77 77 #779
1949 — 86 86 #742
1948 — 79 79 #760
1947 — 84 84 #749
1946 — 60 60 #849
1945 — 60 60 #801
1944 — 64 64 #783
1943 — 70 70 #781
1942 — 81 81 #713
1941 — 61 61 #807
1940 — 58 58 #818
1939 — 75 75 #686
1938 — 73 73 #715
1937 — 67 67 #743
1936 — 73 73 #691
1935 — 93 93 #602
1934 — 79 79 #683
1933 — 85 85 #629
1932 — 99 99 #592
1931 — 74 74 #703
1930 — 80 80 #696
1929 — 96 96 #620
1928 — 76 76 #736
1927 5 94 99 #654
1926 — 122 122 #553
1925 — 111 111 #598
1924 — 116 116 #590
1923 — 112 112 #597
1922 — 96 96 #654
1921 — 117 117 #587
1920 — 96 96 #646
1919 — 109 109 #574
1918 — 109 109 #582
1917 — 79 79 #675
1916 — 98 98 #587
1915 — 102 102 #558
1914 — 78 78 #567
1913 — 74 74 #503
1912 — 56 56 #533
1911 — 48 48 #416
1910 — 44 44 #398
1909 — 35 35 #423
1908 — 35 35 #401
1907 — 24 24 #474
1906 — 14 14 #644
1905 — 25 25 #432
1904 — 11 11 #729
1903 — 16 16 #554
1902 — 23 23 #429
1901 — 24 24 #385
1900 — 32 32 #397
1899 — 20 20 #418
1898 — 19 19 #474
1897 — 23 23 #393
1896 — 22 22 #419
1895 — 27 27 #360
1894 — 22 22 #403
1893 — 23 23 #374
1892 — 22 22 #405
1891 — 24 24 #351
1890 — 25 25 #353
1889 — 20 20 #407
1888 — 22 22 #398
1887 — 32 32 #296
1886 — 32 32 #305
1885 — 26 26 #336
1884 — 28 28 #332
1883 — 22 22 #362
1882 — 29 29 #317
1881 — 25 25 #324
1880 — 31 31 #303