Magnus
Boy name · Latin origin
Magnus meaning
great
Magnus at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Latin
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #748 in 2024
Magnus popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1930 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,336 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1990 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 2000 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 2010 | #1,149 | 161 |
| 2017 | #719 | 335 |
| 2020 | #799 | 290 |
| 2024 | #748 | 340 |
All 95 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1891 | #963 | 5 |
| 1893 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1894 | #954 | 6 |
| 1901 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1908 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1911 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1913 | #1,365 | 15 |
| 1914 | #1,388 | 19 |
| 1915 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1916 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1917 | #1,587 | 21 |
| 1918 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1919 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1921 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1922 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1923 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1924 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1925 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1926 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1927 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1928 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1931 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1932 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1933 | #3,005 | 7 |
| 1934 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1936 | #2,628 | 8 |
| 1938 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1939 | #2,608 | 8 |
| 1941 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1942 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1943 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1945 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1952 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1953 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1954 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1956 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1958 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1960 | #3,336 | 7 |
| 1962 | #3,641 | 6 |
| 1964 | #4,037 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1978 | #3,215 | 12 |
| 1979 | #4,404 | 8 |
| 1981 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1982 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1983 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1984 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1985 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1986 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1987 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1988 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1989 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1990 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1991 | #6,518 | 7 |
| 1992 | #5,659 | 9 |
| 1993 | #6,227 | 8 |
| 1994 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1995 | #4,279 | 14 |
| 1996 | #3,020 | 24 |
| 1997 | #2,750 | 28 |
| 1998 | #2,012 | 47 |
| 1999 | #1,995 | 48 |
| 2000 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 2001 | #1,527 | 79 |
| 2002 | #1,596 | 76 |
| 2003 | #1,492 | 87 |
| 2004 | #1,785 | 70 |
| 2005 | #1,323 | 114 |
| 2006 | #1,306 | 126 |
| 2007 | #1,229 | 143 |
| 2008 | #1,132 | 161 |
| 2009 | #1,367 | 125 |
| 2010 | #1,149 | 161 |
| 2011 | #1,159 | 154 |
| 2012 | #1,130 | 162 |
| 2013 | #955 | 209 |
| 2014 | #973 | 215 |
| 2015 | #852 | 263 |
| 2016 | #796 | 296 |
| 2017 | #719 | 335 |
| 2018 | #780 | 295 |
| 2019 | #779 | 299 |
| 2020 | #799 | 290 |
| 2021 | #729 | 354 |
| 2022 | #773 | 327 |
| 2023 | #763 | 337 |
| 2024 | #748 | 340 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Magnus” (revision 92481954), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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