Is Magnus a boy or girl name?
Magnus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 340 boys were named Magnus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,830 US babies named Magnus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #749
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Magnus since 1890
- 5,830
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 354 babies
Boys and girls named Magnus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 132 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 211 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,028 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,389 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,648 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 340 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 337 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 327 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 354 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 290 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 299 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 295 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 335 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 296 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 263 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 215 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 209 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 162 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 154 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 161 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 125 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 161 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 143 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 114 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 70 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 87 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 76 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 79 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 48 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,074 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,428 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,702 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,607 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,951 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,996 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,315 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,997 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,056 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,634 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,340 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,525 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,837 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,943 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,852 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,373 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,676 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,324 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,370 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,168 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,406 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,874 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,538 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,296 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,269 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,336 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,654 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,011 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,938 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,600 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,432 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,103 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,820 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,786 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,540 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,289 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,717 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,535 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,326 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,606 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Magnus reached #719 in 2017. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Magnus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.