Boy name#1,233 of boy names
Napoleon
Pronounced N AH0 P OW1 L IY0 AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 4 syllables
- Peaked 1926
- 145 years in use
How popular is Napoleon?
Napoleon is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 7,787 children — the 1,233rd most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 148 births across the past decade, against a peak of 122 in a single year. That peak was in 1926.
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- N AH0 P OW1 L IY0 AH0 N · N AH0 P OW1 L Y AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 0100 · 010
- Syllables:
- 4
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Napoleon
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Napoleon
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Napoleon?
- Napoleon ranks 1,233rd among boys' names in US records, with 7,787 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 148.
- Is Napoleon a unisex name?
- No. Napoleon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Napoleon most popular?
- 1926, when 122 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.