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Magnus

Boy's name · #765 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Magnus reached its best rank, #719, in 2017 and ranked #765 in 2025. Roughly 6,200 boys have been named Magnus since 1890.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#17 in Norway (2025) · #32 in Denmark (2025) · #122 in Scotland (2025) · #216 in Austria (2025) · #229 in Belgium (2025) · #405 in Poland (2025) · #434 in England & Wales (2025) · #452 in Sweden (2025) · #462 in New Zealand (2025) · #676 in Netherlands (2025) · #767 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,995 in France (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Magnuses

• Magnus Carlsen — Norwegian chess player (born 1990)
• Magnús Scheving — Icelandic actor and athlete
• Magnus Hirschfeld — German physician and sexologist (1868–1935)
• Magnus Maximus — Late 4th-century Roman emperor of Britain and usurper of the West
• Magnus the Good — King of Norway and Denmark

In stories & tradition

• Magnus (Magneto) — The Fantastic Four (TV series)
• Magnus Chase — Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (book series)
• Magnus^it — The Vampire Lestat (book)

What Magnuses become

Among 1,525 notable people named Magnus:

Military figures appear 2.17× more often than among typical names — e.g. Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Swedish count, general and politician (1622–1686).

Similar names: Casen · Massimo · Anders · Maison · Amadeus · Maxim

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