Magnus
4 countries#763 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Magnus was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
6,172 births recorded 1890–2025 · currently #763 · peaked in 2021 with 354 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Washington, New York, Minnesota
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
961 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #122 · peaked in 2018 with 48 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
79 births recorded 2001–2022 · currently #1419 · peaked in 2022 with 24 births
Most common in: Nord, Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
15 births recorded 2015–2023 · peaked in 2023 with 5 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Magnus’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1306 | — |
| 2007 | #1229 | ↑77 |
| 2008 | #1133 | ↑96 |
| 2009 | #1367 | ↓234 |
| 2010 | #1149 | ↑218 |
| 2011 | #1159 | ↓10 |
| 2012 | #1130 | ↑29 |
| 2013 | #955 | ↑175 |
| 2014 | #973 | ↓18 |
| 2015 | #853 | ↑120 |
| 2016 | #796 | ↑57 |
| 2017 | #719 | ↑77 |
| 2018 | #780 | ↓61 |
| 2019 | #779 | ↑1 |
| 2020 | #800 | ↓21 |
| 2021 | #729 | ↑71 |
| 2022 | #773 | ↓44 |
| 2023 | #763 | ↑10 |
| 2024 | #747 | ↑16 |
| 2025 | #763 | ↓16 |
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