Isak vs Magnus
Isak 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, Isak was ranked #6 and Magnus #17 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Isak was ranked #1517 and Magnus #358 among boys in England and Wales.
Isak and Magnus over time
Isak and Magnus appear together in 2 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Magnus held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Isak in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2021, Isak moved ahead of Magnus in Norway · Boys — #12 and #8 the year before became #4 and #9.
- Longest-running competitions
Isak and Magnus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 66 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #6 and #17.
List by list
Norway · Boys66 shared years, 1946–2025
Isak held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Magnus in 61.
Highest recorded here: Isak #4 in 2021, Magnus #3 in 2013.
The order changed in 2021: Isak moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #12 and #8; by 2021 that had become #4 and #9.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Isak #6, Magnus #17.
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1998–2024
Isak held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Magnus in 25.
Highest recorded here: Isak #1440 in 2007, Magnus #335 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Isak #1517, Magnus #358.
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 | Isak | 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 | Not yet recorded | /ˈmæɡnəs/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mags |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #6 (2025) | Norway #12 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Magnus has a recorded origin (Latin); Isak does not have one recorded yet.
- Isak and Magnus both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Magnus; Isak doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Isak 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
Isak
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #282 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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 #12 in Norway, in 2025.
Norway