Magnus
- #763 for boys in 2025, 337 births
- Peak · boys
- 2017 · 335 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,172since 1890
Magnus over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Magnus has never cracked the top 700 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #763 | 337 |
| 2024 | #747 | 343 |
| 2023 | #763 | 338 |
| 2022 | #773 | 327 |
| 2021 | #729 | 354 |
| 2020 | #800 | 290 |
| 2019 | #779 | 299 |
| 2018 | #780 | 295 |
| 2017 | #719 | 335 |
| 2016 | #796 | 296 |
| 2015 | #853 | 263 |
| 2014 | #973 | 215 |
| 2013 | #955 | 209 |
| 2012 | #1,130 | 162 |
| 2011 | #1,159 | 154 |
| 2010 | #1,149 | 161 |
| 2009 | #1,367 | 125 |
| 2008 | #1,133 | 161 |
| 2007 | #1,229 | 143 |
| 2006 | #1,306 | 126 |
| 2005 | #1,323 | 114 |
| 2004 | #1,785 | 70 |
| 2003 | #1,492 | 87 |
| 2002 | #1,596 | 76 |
| 2001 | #1,527 | 79 |
| 2000 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 1999 | #1,995 | 48 |
| 1998 | #2,012 | 47 |
| 1997 | #2,750 | 28 |
| 1996 | #2,911 | 25 |
| 1995 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | |
| 1979 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #3,215 | 12 |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | — | |
| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | — | |
| 1965 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | — | |
| 1948 | — | |
| 1947 | — | |
| 1946 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1926 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1925 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1919 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #1,587 | 21 |
| 1916 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1914 | #1,388 | 19 |
| 1913 | #1,365 | 15 |
| 1912 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | — | |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | — | |
| 1891 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1890
The first year at least five boys were named Magnus! It came in at #994, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1893, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Magnus is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Dakota#226 · 1 in 671
- Idaho#332 · 1 in 1,233
- Oregon#351 · 1 in 1,369
- Utah#409 · 1 in 1,788
- Wisconsin#437 · 1 in 2,130
Best ever in a state: #169 in North Dakota, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #226 | 5 | 1 in 671 |
| Idaho | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Oregon | #351 | 11 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Utah | #409 | 11 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Wisconsin | #437 | 11 | 1 in 2,130 |
| Washington | #446 | 16 | 1 in 2,050 |
| Arizona | #491 | 14 | 1 in 2,337 |
| Kansas | #524 | 6 | 1 in 2,341 |
| Massachusetts | #555 | 8 | 1 in 3,378 |
| Colorado | #571 | 9 | 1 in 2,983 |
| Iowa | #571 | 5 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Kentucky | #625 | 6 | 1 in 3,423 |
| Ohio | #650 | 14 | 1 in 3,752 |
| New York | #716 | 20 | 1 in 4,221 |
| Minnesota | #718 | 6 | 1 in 4,083 |
| California | #719 | 37 | 1 in 4,743 |
| Indiana | #773 | 7 | 1 in 4,523 |
| Missouri | #789 | 6 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Virginia | #798 | 8 | 1 in 4,657 |
| Texas | #892 | 28 | 1 in 6,252 |
| Michigan | #905 | 7 | 1 in 5,742 |
| Florida | #912 | 15 | 1 in 6,369 |
| Pennsylvania | #913 | 8 | 1 in 6,532 |
| Illinois | #935 | 8 | 1 in 6,194 |
| North Carolina | #936 | 8 | 1 in 6,434 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Magnus
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 16 spots since 2024 (#747 → #763)
- 37 spots since 2020 (#800 → #763)
- Biggest jump: 175 spots in 2013
- Biggest drop: 61 spots in 2018
Rise & fade · boys
127 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 2017 at #719 (335 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 2013–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,942
- Highest: 1 in 4,942 boys born in 2021 were named Magnus (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,068 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #719 in 2017, was only 1 in 5,525 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 38.7% of all boys named Magnus (2,389) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 21 | #954 (1894) | #987 |
| 1900s | 29 | #1,013 (1902) | #1,138 |
| 1910s | 122 | #1,365 (1913) | #1,731 |
| 1920s | 132 | #1,694 (1920) | #2,202 |
| 1930s | 66 | #2,191 (1932) | #2,758 |
| 1940s | 23 | #2,940 (1942) | #3,254 |
| 1950s | 39 | #2,770 (1950) | #3,355 |
| 1960s | 18 | #3,337 (1960) | #3,672 |
| 1970s | 30 | #3,215 (1978) | #4,312 |
| 1980s | 74 | #3,701 (1984) | #4,855 |
| 1990s | 212 | #1,995 (1999) | #4,106 |
| 2000s | 1,028 | #1,133 (2008) | #1,489 |
| 2010s | 2,389 | #719 (2017) | #929 |
| 2020s | 1,989 | #729 (2021) | #763 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Want to check a specific year?
See where Magnus ranked and which names it was up against. Click a point on the chart, or pick a year: