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Erasmus
OriginGreek
Meaning"beloved, desired"
GenderBoy
US Rank#984
Top 1000
About Erasmus
The name Erasmus is currently ranked #984 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #810 in 1881. It is currently rising in popularity.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Erasmus Darwin
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British naval officer and colonial governor
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- Erasmus Arlington "Arlie" Pond
American baseball player and army physician
- Desiderius Erasmus
Dutch Renaissance scholar and author of "Praise of Folly"
Erasmus in pop culture
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character in "Kenilworth" by Sir Walter Scott
- Erasmus Lee
a character from the popular Netflix series “Peaky Blinders”
Variations& nicknames
- ErasmoSpanish
- ErusmoSpanish
- IsasmoSpanish
- ErazinoSpanish
- EresmoSpanish
- RasmusSpanish
- ErasmunSpanish
- RasSpanish
- ÉrasmeFrench
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