How Many People Are Named Magnus?
people named Magnus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 59,721 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,172 babies named Magnus in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
354 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Late Latin name meaning "great". It was borne by a 7th-century saint who was a missionary in Germany. It became popular in Scandinavia after the time of the 11th-century Norwegian king Magnus I, who was said to have been named after Charlemagne, or Carolus Magnus in Latin (however there was also a Norse name Magni). The name was borne by six subsequent kings of Norway as well as three kings of Sweden. It was imported to Scotland and Ireland during the Middle Ages.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Magnus in the records were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Magnus alive today is about 11 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 15 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Magnus first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 2021, to 354 babies. In 2025, 337 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Magnus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #719, in 2017. In 2025 it ranked #765.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #765 |
| Best rank | #719 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #901 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Magnus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Magnus were born in California than in any other state: about 725 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Magnus was given 3.6 times as often in Washington, 3.4 times in Minnesota and 2.3 times in Utah.
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