Napoleon · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Napoleon.

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Napoleon, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	281
1881	248
1882	255
1883	210
1884	245
1885	241
1886	289
1887	316
1888	182
1889	181
1890	225
1891	237
1892	180
1893	205
1894	190
1895	230
1896	184
1897	204
1898	155
1899	188
1900	213
1901	225
1902	188
1903	134
1904	86
1905	189
1906	105
1907	163
1908	227
1909	213
1910	227
1911	212
1912	130
1913	144
1914	119
1915	120
1916	110
1917	85
1918	108
1919	111
1920	90
1921	106
1922	88
1923	102
1924	102
1925	99
1926	110
1927	83
1928	69
1929	89
1930	73
1931	71
1932	95
1933	86
1934	77
1935	89
1936	70
1937	63
1938	66
1939	68
1940	50
1941	50
1942	59
1943	49
1944	47
1945	45
1946	37
1947	46
1948	45
1949	48
1950	43
1951	47
1952	50
1953	43
1954	50
1955	59
1956	37
1957	34
1958	41
1959	42
1960	35
1961	36
1962	35
1963	34
1964	35
1965	45
1966	54
1967	51
1968	43
1969	50
1970	33
1971	31
1972	43
1973	35
1974	31
1975	36
1976	25
1977	32
1978	26
1979	27
1980	30
1981	30
1982	26
1983	25
1984	25
1985	29
1986	27
1987	36
1988	26
1989	33
1990	27
1991	20
1992	23
1993	18
1994	19
1995	20
1996	17
1997	19
1998	21
1999	15
2000	22
2001	22
2002	15
2003	17
2004	15
2005	16
2006	14
2007	15
2008	12
2009	10
2010	12
2011	11
2012	10
2013	20
2014	9
2015	9
2016	7
2017	8
2018	14
2019	8
2020	7
2021	8
2022	6
2023	8
2024	7
2025	13

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Napoleon isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 22
Rank in 2025: #4,539
How rare: 1 in 77,639 boys
Since 1880: 7,805

Most popular in 1887, at 316 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 37% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.