Names / Boy names
Magnus
Current rank
#765
holding steady
All-time peak
#719
in 2017
First recorded
1890
in U.S. data
Children named
6,100
since 1890
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #719 in 2017 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Great (Latin). Stateside, it first appears in 1890. Its strongest year was 2017, at #719 nationally. Today it sits at #765 and is keeping its place. Over 6,100 have carried it since records began.