Meaning of the nameMagno
- Male
- Latin origin
- Mag-no
Magno is a masculine name of Latin origin, from the adjective magnus, which means 'great'.
- People (2022)
- 34,734
- Rank in Brazil
- #738
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 39,068
- people
Magno in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Magno, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (12,714 people).
148 women 34,586 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Magno is most common
States with the highest share of people named Magno in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.041%
- Maranhão 0.038%
- Amapá 0.033%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.032%
- Rondônia 0.029%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 5,004 | 0.024% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,145 | 0.026% |
| São Paulo | 3,955 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 3,321 | 0.024% |
| Maranhão | 2,559 | 0.038% |
| Pará | 2,263 | 0.028% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,576 | 0.041% |
| Goiás | 1,128 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,063 | 0.032% |
| Ceará | 1,033 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,022 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 827 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 807 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 732 | 0.020% |
| Amazonas | 724 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 663 | 0.024% |
| Paraíba | 514 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 464 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 459 | 0.021% |
| Rondônia | 458 | 0.029% |
| Distrito Federal | 436 | 0.016% |
| Tocantins | 380 | 0.025% |
| Piauí | 365 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 292 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 244 | 0.033% |
| Acre | 152 | 0.018% |
| Roraima | 148 | 0.023% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Magno
Magno coincides with the Portuguese adjective magno, which Priberam defines as 'great' and, in a figurative sense, 'important', and traces to Latin magnus. Behind the Name records Magnus as a Roman cognomen meaning 'great' in Latin. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Magnor as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,734 people named Magno, with a median age of 36. The name is almost always male, with the largest group born in the 1980s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Priberam: magno · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Magnus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Magno · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Magno
What does the name Magno mean?
Magno means “great”, according to Priberam and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Magno in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 34,734 people with the first name Magno, which ranks it number 738 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Magno a boy's or a girl's name?
Magno is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 148 women and 34,586 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Magno?
Magno is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Magno most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.041% of the state's population is named Magno (1,576 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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