Meaning and history
Erasmus is derived from the Greek ἐράσμιος (erasmios), meaning “beloved” or “desired.” It was the name of Saint Erasmus, also known as Saint Elmo, a 4th-century martyr and patron saint of sailors, as well as that of the Dutch Renaissance scholar Erasmus.
20022002: no US SSA record for this spelling
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2010: 5 births, rank #12,231
2011: 6 births, rank #10,808
20122012: no US SSA record for this spelling
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20172017: no US SSA record for this spelling
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2020: 6 births, rank #10,605
20212021: 6 births, rank #10,799
Erasmus moved from #810 to #983 for boys between 1881 and 1882. Its highest annual birth count came in 1881, with 6 births.