Boys' name · since 1888
Rasmus
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Rasmus, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,824 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 1888
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rasmus currently ranks #6824 among boys' names in America, with 146 babies recorded since 1888.
Rasmus has 146 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6824 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #14,943 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,824 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 146 born since 1888
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rasmus ranks #14,943 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,824 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 146 born since 1888, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,824 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 1888
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rasmus's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rasmus compares
146 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rasmus's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rasmus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rasmus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rasmus's full recorded timeline at 2017, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rasmus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Rasmus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Rasmus's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Rasmus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Rasmus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rasmus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Rasmus 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.