Magnum
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAG-num
- Origin
- Latin
Magnum is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “great”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Magnum mean?
Latin: Latin magnum, neuter of magnus
“great”
From the Latin magnum, meaning great or large; in English a magnum is a double-sized bottle of wine.
Is Magnum a girl's or a boy's name?
Magnum is a boys' name.
How popular is Magnum in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Magnum in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Magnum in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
Names like Magnum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tatum, Callum, Musa, Malik, Muhammad, Hamza, Amir, Ibrahim, Nasir, Jamir, Kareem, Mustafa
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Magnum: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/magnum, updated 20 October 2026.