Masculine dossier · first seen 1890

Magnus

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Magnus
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

354

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1890Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

2024

340

All-time

5,830

Magnus has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 354 boys were named Magnus.

In 2024, only 340 boys were given the name.

All told, about 5,830 Americans have been named Magnus and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1890.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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