NameTides

Magnus

Magnus was the #763 boys' name in the US in 2025 (337 babies), and #432 in England & Wales and #580 in Canada.

Magnus as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Magnus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Magnus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#763 (337)#432 (91)#122 (41)——#580 (50)
2024#747 (343)#358 (122)#130 (37)——#530 (53)
2023#763 (338)#357 (118)#119 (43)#312 (5)—#561 (48)
2022#773 (327)#335 (129)#142 (36)——#498 (56)
2021#729 (354)#348 (128)#120 (45)——#436 (68)
2020#800 (290)#392 (108)#119 (47)#392 (3)—#639 (40)
2019#779 (299)#403 (107)#175 (30)#365 (4)#764 (3)#475 (59)
2018#780 (295)#414 (102)#126 (48)——#467 (59)
2017#719 (335)#397 (111)#136 (43)——#468 (61)
2016#796 (296)#457 (89)#143 (41)——#550 (50)
2015#853 (263)#406 (103)#182 (31)#415 (3)—#513 (55)
2014#973 (215)#489 (80)#193 (29)——#715 (35)
2013#955 (209)#565 (63)#190 (28)——#656 (38)
2012#1,130 (162)#625 (56)#191 (29)——#750 (31)
2011#1,159 (154)#718 (44)#194 (26)——#818 (27)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #729.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1890.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 480common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Magnus is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,700 to 1 in 5,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Magnus by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #437WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #446WAIdaho: #332IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: #226NDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #716NYMassachusetts: #555MAOregon: #351ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: #773INOhio: #650OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #719CAUtah: #409UTColorado: #571CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #491AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #524KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #892TXFlorida: #912FL
Magnus (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#44528

Magnus (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MagnusCanadaBoys#58050
MagnusEngland & WalesBoys#43291
MagnusIrelandBoys—too few
MagnusNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MagnusScotlandBoys#12241
MagnusUSBoys#763337