Erasmus vs Erastus

Side-by-side comparison of Erasmus and Erastus — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Erasmus

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Name B

Erastus

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Metric Erasmus Erastus
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 117 407
Peak Year 1921 1916
Peak Year Births 8 23
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Erasmus Erastus
1880ss 16 102
1890ss — 35
1900ss — 10
1910ss 28 110
1920ss 30 103
1930ss — 23
1940ss 5 19
1950ss — 5
1970ss 10 —
2000ss 5 —
2010ss 11 —
2020ss 12 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Erasmus Erastus
2020 6 —
2021 6 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2021.

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