Henrik vs Magnus
Henrik and Magnuscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Henrik was ranked #16 and Magnus #17 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Henrik was ranked #1705 and Magnus #432 among boys in England and Wales.
Henrik and Magnus over time
Henrik and Magnus appear together in 2 published lists, across 110 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Henrik and Magnus changed places 17 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #16 and #17.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 81 shared years in Norway · Boys, Henrik and Magnus averaged 22.6 places apart, ending at #16 and #17.
- Longest-running competitions
Henrik and Magnus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #16 and #17.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Henrik held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Magnus in 35.
Highest recorded here: Henrik #3 in 2018, Magnus #3 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Henrik #16, Magnus #17.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025
Henrik held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Magnus in 29.
Highest recorded here: Henrik #1113 in 2019, Magnus #335 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Henrik #1705, Magnus #432.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Henrik | Magnus |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Directly 'great' or 'mighty' in Latin. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmæɡnəs/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mags |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #16 (2025) | Norway #12 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Magnus has a recorded origin (Latin); Henrik does not have one recorded yet.
- Henrik and Magnus both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Magnus; Henrik doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
- The available evidence gives Henrik a "medium" Data Confidence level and Magnus a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Henrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #141 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Magnus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #125 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys