Napoleon has been given to about 7,810 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1926, when 122 babies were given the name, ranking 558th. The typical living American called Napoleon is about 60 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.