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Magnus

Boy Latin #764 in 2023

Magnus is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Magnus

taken from the title of Carolus Magnus "Charlemagne" by an eleventh century king of Norway, and brought to Scotland in medieval times.

Popularity of Magnus

Popularity, 1890–2023

337 births in 2023

1890 2023

5,490 U.S. births recorded from 1890–2023.

Peak year

2021

354 babies

First recorded

1890

133 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Who is like God? A rhetorical name honoring the archangel

Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

One of the twelve Apostles

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.