Recorded 1952–2016 Boys' name Peak 1995 145 births

Erasto — boys' name

145 babies named Erasto in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111970s121980s251990s522000s332010s12
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Erasto was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Erasto in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Erasto

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Erasto between 1952 and 2016, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Erasto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Erasto performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Erasto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Erasto in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Erasto 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 145 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.

Erasto at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

145

Since 1952

65 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1952

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2016

Erasto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1952

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
45678910 201620072001199719931988198019561952 5

Erasto by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 36% of Erasto's all-time total
1950s111970s121980s251990s522000s332010s12

Erasto by state

Where Erasto concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Erasto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.4%
Texas share of Erasto's total US births 3.4%

5 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erasto?
145 babies have been named Erasto since 1952. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Erasto most popular?
Erasto was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Erasto most popular?
The top states for the name Erasto are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Erasto been used?
Erasto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 65 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Erasto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erasmo, Eran, Erastus, 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, 1952–2016 (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.