Name meaning & stats
Napoleon
Napoleon means “lion” (Italian origin). 4,441 US babies since 1940, peak 1955.
What it means
“lion”
ItalianWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1955
4,441 US babies were named Napoleon between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Napoleon (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 94% of the family
- Napoleon 94%
- Napolean 6%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1955)