Erasmo
Meaning
“The Italian and Spanish form of Erasmus, from Greek erasmios, meaning beloved.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Erasmo has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
15,324 people · the #1,275 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 13,333 · median age 49
Among people named Erasmo living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 65 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Erasmo
Most people given the name Erasmo in the United States were born between 1960 and 2009. The Erasmo you meet today is most often in his 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Erasmo deep dive
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