Napoleon
Usage of Napoleon in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Napoleon against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Napoleon is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Napoleon is linked to Greek with meanings like “lion of the woodland dell” or “lion of a new city.” Napoleon is also traced to Italian for “man from Naples.” The name is famous through Napoleon Bonaparte, the Corsican-born general who crowned himself emperor of France and fought most of Europe.
Napoleon in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 22 boys were named Napoleon, making it the #4539 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 7,805 boys have been named Napoleon, with the most (122) in 1926. It is most common, relative to births, in California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Cyprus | #307 boys (all ages) | 26 | Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT), 2011 |
| Sweden | #863 boys (all ages) | 844 | Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Napoleon in other languages
- Napoleone Italian
- Napoléon French
- Наполеон Bulgarian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Napoleon
There are 23 towns and villages with Napoleon in their name, in 8 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 8🇲🇽 Mexico 7🇫🇷 France 2🇵🇪 Peru 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇴 Bolivia 1🇬🇹 Guatemala 1🇵🇱 Poland 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Napoleon | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | 8,595 | Map |
| Napoleon | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,258 | Map |
| Napoleon | North Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 787 | Map |
| Napoleon | Indiana, 🇺🇸 United States | 229 | Map |
| Napoleon | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 218 | Map |
| Napoleon Reef | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | 147 | Map |
| Napoleón | Junin, 🇵🇪 Peru | 118 | Map |
| Napoleon | Madre de Dios, 🇵🇪 Peru | – | Map |
| Napoleon | Silesia, 🇵🇱 Poland | – | Map |
| Napoleon | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Napoleon
There are 12 lakes and reservoirs with Napoleon in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 10🇺🇸 United States 2
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| Lac Napoléon | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Napoléon | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Napoléon | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Napoléon | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Napoléon | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Napoléon | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Napoléon | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Napoléon | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Napoléon | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Napoleon Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Napoleon songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Napoleon in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Napoleon
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Napoleon as a pet name
FurryName has found 178 dogs named Napoleon in public pet registers, making it the #957 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (3), Laval (3), Nariño (municipality) (1). Napoleon as a dog name →
FurryName has found 7 cats named Napoleon in public pet registers, making it the #1,251 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (3), Toronto (3), Tacoma (1). Napoleon as a cat name →
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