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Magnus

Magnus holds the #763 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 337 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2017 (#719 nationally, 335 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1890. The name's biggest fan base is in North Dakota (#226 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#763
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#719
in 2017 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
337
boys named Magnus

Magnus popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.011%0.016%0.022%18801900192019401960198020002020#719 in 2017
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2017

Where Magnus is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025NH—Washington: #446 (16 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WA#446Idaho: #332 (7 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)ID#332Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025MT—North Dakota: #226 (5 boys, 0.15% of boys born 2025)ND#226Minnesota: #718 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MN#718Wisconsin: #437 (11 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WI#437Michigan: #905 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#905New York: #716 (20 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#716Massachusetts: #555 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MA#555Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025RI—Oregon: #351 (11 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)OR#351Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025SD—Iowa: #571 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IA#571Illinois: #935 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#935Indiana: #773 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#773Ohio: #650 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OH#650Pennsylvania: #913 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#913New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025CT—California: #719 (37 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#719Utah: #409 (11 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)UT#409Colorado: #571 (9 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#571Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025NE—Missouri: #789 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MO#789Kentucky: #625 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)KY#625West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025WV—Virginia: #798 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#798Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025DE—Arizona: #491 (14 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)AZ#491New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025NM—Kansas: #524 (6 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)KS#524Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025TN—North Carolina: #936 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#936South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Magnus in 2025HI—Texas: #892 (28 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#892Florida: #912 (15 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#912
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: North Dakota (#226), Idaho (#332), Oregon (#351)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Magnus in the most recent year of SSA data.

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