Magnus

Magnus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Latin

Meaning

Magnus is a male given name. People named Magnus include: Magnus Magnus Magnus Forteman, 8th–9th century Frisian leader Magnus, Roman Catholic Bishop of Turku between 1291 and 1308 Magnus, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Magnus W.

From Wikipedia

Magnus first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 103 babies (rank #409 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Magnus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Magnus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

872

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

103

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	9	#1,409
1997	12	#1,139
1998	18	#872
1999	22	#767
2000	16	#981
2001	22	#804
2002	15	#1,112
2003	25	#825
2004	24	#894
2005	30	#798
2006	28	#876
2007	51	#585
2008	68	#510
2009	40	#743
2010	57	#595
2011	44	#728
2012	56	#629
2013	63	#567
2014	80	#492
2015	103	#409
2016	89	#457

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,409

1997

#1,139

1998

#872

1999

#767

2000

#981

2001

#804

2002

#1,112

2003

#825

2004

#894

2005

#798

2006

#876

2007

#585

2008

#510

2009

#743

2010

#595

2011

#728

2012

#629

2013

#567

2014

#492

2015

103

#409

2016

#457

Meaning

Numerology of Magnus

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Magnus

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