Boys' name · since 1880
Erastus
407 babies named Erastus in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 407
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
407 boys have been named Erastus since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Erastus has 407 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1957.
- #8,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 407 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erastus ranks #8,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 407 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 407
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Erastus's 407 recorded births place it above 80.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Erastus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Erastus splits its recorded history at 1917: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Erastus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1957
- Peak year (1916)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Erastus by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (110 births, 27% of the file).
1910s was Erastus's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Erastus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
102 births
- 1890s 35
1890s
35 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
110 births
- 1920s
1920s
103 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 110 births (27% of all-time use).
Erastus by state
Where Erastus concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
11 of 407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Erastus's data
- Erastus's decade-level peak was the 1910s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Erastuss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Erastus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Erastus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.