Rasmus
Rasmus is a shortened form of "Erasmus", a name which means "beloved" and was the name of Saint Erasmus of Formia. It is a common male name in the Nordic countries.
Meaning & Origin of Rasmus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rasmus is a shortened form of "Erasmus", a name which means "beloved" and was the name of Saint Erasmus of Formia. It is a common male name in the Nordic countries.
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The Story of Rasmus
Rasmus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1888, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 18 Rasmuss were born — ranking #5,222 that year. As of 2026, Rasmus ranks #5,546 for baby boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+77% over the past five years). In total, more than 167 Rasmuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rasmus
Rasmus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 167 births in the dataset. Rasmus's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Rasmus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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