Given name
Napolean
“a man from Naples”·“son of the mists”
Napolean is a variant of Napoleon. Interpretations include “a man from Naples” and “son of the mists”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Napolean is a variant of Napoleon. Interpretations include “a man from Naples” and “son of the mists”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Napolean through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 370
- 370 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 272 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Napolean’s family of names
Napolean has a related form in Napoleon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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