Magnus Name Popularity

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How popular is Magnus?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Magnus, ranked the 782nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Magnus has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #721 was reached in 2017 with 333 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Magnus was less than 5, most recently in 1980.

Approximately during the years 1993-2001, 2002-2008, and 2009-2017 the name Magnus took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

For a number of years, the name Magnus has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Magnus for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Magnus?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Magnus is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Magnus (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		291	782
2017		333	721
2016		296	796
2015		263	854
2014		215	976
2013		209	958
2012		162	1,131
2011		153	1,166
2010		161	1,151
2009		125	1,374
2008		161	1,135
2007		143	1,234
2006		126	1,312
2005		113	1,338
2004		70	1,795
2003		87	1,492
2002		76	1,601
2001		79	1,536
2000		47	2,160
1999		48	2,011
1998		47	2,032
1997		28	2,795
1996		24	3,074
1995		14	4,427
1994		13	4,701
1993		8	6,604
1992		9	5,950
1991		7	6,996
1990		13	4,316
1989		8	5,996
1988		9	5,053
1987		6	6,632
1986		8	5,144
1985		7	5,520
1984		11	3,837
1983		6	5,945
1982		9	4,448
1981		9	4,370
1980		< 5	--
1979		8	4,672
1978		11	3,527
1977		< 5	--
1976		< 5	--
1975		< 5	--
1974		< 5	--
1973		< 5	--
1972		< 5	--
1971		5	5,369
1970		5	5,167
1969		< 5	--
1968		< 5	--
1967		< 5	--
1966		< 5	--
1965		< 5	--
1964		5	4,399
1963		< 5	--
1962		5	4,410
1961		< 5	--
1960		7	3,538
1959		< 5	--
1958		5	4,293
1957		< 5	--
1956		5	4,265
1955		< 5	--
1954		7	3,336
1953		6	3,655
1952		8	3,014
1951		< 5	--
1950		8	2,939
1949		< 5	--
1948		< 5	--
1947		< 5	--
1946		< 5	--
1945		5	3,600
1944		< 5	--
1943		6	3,432
1942		7	3,103
1941		5	3,818
1940		< 5	--
1939		8	2,732
1938		8	2,787
1937		< 5	--
1936		8	2,773
1935		< 5	--
1934		6	3,540
1933		7	3,179
1932		12	2,271
1931		7	3,289
1930		10	2,717
1929		< 5	--
1928		10	2,773
1927		13	2,370
1926		12	2,507
1925		12	2,535
1924		15	2,180
1923		20	1,793
1922		15	2,198
1921		14	2,326
1920		21	1,730
1919		11	2,605
1918		17	1,961
1917		21	1,621
1916		16	1,909
1915		17	1,750
1914		19	1,423
1913		15	1,419
1912		< 5	--
1911		6	1,663
1910		< 5	--
1909		7	1,225
1908		5	1,522
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		6	1,180
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		6	1,098
1901		5	1,157
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		6	1,035
1893		5	1,135
1892		< 5	--
1891		5	1,064
1890		5	1,095
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.