US rank #6189 Boys' name Peak 1991 3,918 births

Erasmo — #6189 US boys' name

3,918 babies named Erasmo in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s621920s2111930s2281940s3071950s4241960s3831970s4711980s4981990s5532000s4702010s2172020s94
#6189
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 57% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Erasmo was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

73 babies were named Erasmo in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erasmo

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,918 babies named Erasmo between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erasmo currently holds the #6189 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erasmo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 553 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Erasmo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,237 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Erasmo in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erasmo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,918 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Erasmo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,918

Since 1910

115 years of records

Peak year

1991

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,189

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1910

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2024

Erasmo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1910

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
73
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
020406080 202420091994197919641949193419191910 5

Erasmo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
553 births that decade — 14% of Erasmo's all-time total
1910s621920s2111930s2281940s3071950s4241960s3831970s4711980s4981990s5532000s4702010s2172020s94

Erasmo by state

Where Erasmo concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Erasmo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,237 57.1%
#2 California
435 11.1%
#3 Illinois
45 1.1%
#4 New York
23 0.6%
#5 Florida
13 0.3%
#6 Arizona
11 0.3%
Texas share of Erasmo's total US births 57.1%
Even split

2,237 of 3,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erasmo?
3,918 babies have been named Erasmo since 1910. It currently ranks #6189 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 73 births.
When was Erasmo most popular?
Erasmo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 553 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Erasmo most popular?
The top states for the name Erasmo are Texas (2,237 births), California (435 births), Illinois (45 births).
How long has the name Erasmo been used?
Erasmo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 115 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Erasmo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eran, Erastus, Erasto, Erasmus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1910–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.