Magnus vs Werner
Magnus and Wernercompared 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, Magnus was ranked #17 and Werner #480 among boys in Norway.
Magnus and Werner over time
Magnus and Werner appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Magnus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Werner in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Werner reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Magnus in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 53 shared years in Norway · Boys, Magnus rose about as far as Werner fell — from #125 and #210 in 1945 to #17 and #480 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Magnus and Werner were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 53 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #17 and #480.
List by list
Norway · Boys53 shared years, 1945–2025
Magnus held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Werner in 0.
Highest recorded here: Magnus #6 in 1996, Werner #179 in 1957.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Magnus #17, Werner #480.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Magnus
Pairs where Magnus shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Magnus vs Frode
In 1945 they stood at #125 and #116 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2008 they were #5 and #551.
Magnus · Frode · 63 shared years, 1945–2008 · Started together, ended far apart
- Magnus vs Stig
In 1945 they stood at #125 and #119 in Norway · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2021 they were #9 and #493.
Magnus · Stig · 69 shared years, 1945–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
- Robert vs Magnus
In 1945 they stood at #126 and #125 in Norway · Boys, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #363 and #17.
Robert · Magnus · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Andreas vs Magnus
Andreas and Magnus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #96 and #17.
Andreas · Magnus · 81 shared years, 1945–2025 · Longest-running competitions
Side by side
| Field | Magnus | Werner |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Directly 'great' or 'mighty' in Latin. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmæɡnəs/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Mags | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway #12 (2025) | Norway · Boys #480 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Magnus has a recorded origin (Latin); Werner does not have one recorded yet.
- Magnus and Werner both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Magnus; Werner doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Magnus a "high" Data Confidence level and Werner a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
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
Werner
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #210 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: #179 among boys in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #480 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys