Magnus

#763 for boys in 2025, 337 births

Peak · boys
2017 · 335 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,172
since 1890

Magnus over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Magnus has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #719, 2017boys
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
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#763337
2024#747343
2023#763338
2022#773327
2021#729354
2020#800290
2019#779299
2018#780295
2017#719335
2016#796296
2015#853263
2014#973215
2013#955209
2012#1,130162
2011#1,159154
2010#1,149161
2009#1,367125
2008#1,133161
2007#1,229143
2006#1,306126
2005#1,323114
2004#1,78570
2003#1,49287
2002#1,59676
2001#1,52779
2000#2,13647
1999#1,99548
1998#2,01247
1997#2,75028
1996#2,91125
1995#4,28014
1994#4,53713
1993#6,2288
1992#5,6609
1991#6,5197
1990#4,16713
1989#5,6158
1988#4,7869
1987#6,0896
1986#4,13010
1985#5,1477
1984#3,70111
1983#5,4846
1982#4,5938
1981#4,1539
1980—
1979#4,4038
1978#3,21512
1977—
1976—
1975—
1974—
1973—
1972—
1971#4,9075
1970#4,7245
1969—
1968—
1967—
1966—
1965—
1964#4,0395
1963—
1962#3,6406
1961—
1960#3,3377
1959—
1958#3,9445
1957—
1956#3,9425
1955—
1954#3,1767
1953#3,4256
1952#2,8758
1951—
1950#2,7708
1949—
1948—
1947—
1946—
1945#3,3385
1944—
1943#3,2316
1942#2,9407
1941#3,5055
1940—
1939#2,6098
1938#2,6468
1937—
1936#2,6298
1935—
1934#3,2776
1933#3,0047
1932#2,19112
1931#3,0957
1930#2,60910
1929—
1928#2,65910
1927#2,29813
1926#2,43612
1925#2,43512
1924#2,13215
1923#1,75320
1922#2,14315
1921#2,26514
1920#1,69421
1919#2,51111
1918#1,90517
1917#1,58721
1916#1,84916
1915#1,70717
1914#1,38819
1913#1,36515
1912—
1911#1,5376
1910—
1909#1,1557
1908#1,3735
1907—
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1905#1,0916
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1902#1,0136
1901#1,0585
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1894#9546
1893#1,0355
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1891#9635
1890#9945
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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 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedNHWashington: #655 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,191 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #513 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,845 boysMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedMINew York: #1,732 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 21,908 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #956 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,750 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #915 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 11,318 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedUTColorado: #724 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,053 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus, so not publishedHITexas: #2,106 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 37,265 boysTXFlorida: #1,172 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,919 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#513 · 1 in 3,845
  2. Washington#655 · 1 in 5,191
  3. Colorado#724 · 1 in 6,053
  4. California#915 · 1 in 11,318
  5. Pennsylvania#956 · 1 in 10,750

Best ever in a state: #169 in North Dakota, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#51381 in 3,845
Washington#65571 in 5,191
Colorado#72451 in 6,053
California#915231 in 11,318
Pennsylvania#95661 in 10,750
Florida#1,17281 in 12,919
New York#1,73251 in 21,908
Texas#2,10651 in 37,265
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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)
  • 90 spots since 2015 (#853 → #763)
  • Biggest jump: 175 spots in 2013 (#1,130 → #955)
  • Biggest drop: 61 spots in 2018 (#719 → #780)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s21#954 (1894)#987
1900s29#1,013 (1902)#1,138
1910s122#1,365 (1913)#1,731
1920s132#1,694 (1920)#2,202
1930s66#2,191 (1932)#2,758
1940s23#2,940 (1942)#3,254
1950s39#2,770 (1950)#3,355
1960s18#3,337 (1960)#3,672
1970s30#3,215 (1978)#4,312
1980s74#3,701 (1984)#4,855
1990s212#1,995 (1999)#4,106
2000s1,028#1,133 (2008)#1,489
2010s2,389#719 (2017)#929
2020s1,989#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.

Magnus in 2006

boys
#1,306
126 births · 1 in 16,312 boys

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #1,306Magnus126
More about 2006

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 16,312 of them was named Magnus, which outranked 90.7% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Magnus
  1. #1,301Jayvion127
  2. #1,301Jimmie127
  3. #1,301Yash127
  4. #1,306Magnus126
  5. #1,306Amani126
  6. #1,306Angus126
  7. #1,306Augustine126
  8. #1,316Eamon125
  9. #1,316Evin125
  10. #1,316Jamaal125

Tied with 9 names at #1,306; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2006 →