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Magnus

Boy

Meaning of Magnus: Latin: 'great'

Magnus is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 774th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 358th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#774

337 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#358

122 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,172

First recorded 1890 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 28 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 48 babies2000: 47 babies20002001: 79 babies2002: 76 babies2003: 87 babies2004: 70 babies2005: 114 babies2006: 126 babies2007: 143 babies2008: 161 babies2009: 125 babies2010: 161 babies20102011: 154 babies2012: 162 babies2013: 209 babies2014: 215 babies2015: 263 babies2016: 296 babies2017: 335 babies2018: 295 babies2019: 299 babies2020: 290 babies20202021: 354 babies2022: 327 babies2023: 338 babies2024: 343 babies2025: 337 babies
US babies named Magnus per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 354.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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