Given name
Erasmo
“one who is dearly loved”
Erasmo is a variant of Erasmus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Erasmo is a variant of Erasmus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Erasmo is a variant of Erasmus. An origin associated with Erasmus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Erasmo developed from Ἐράσμιος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Erasmo is a variant of Erasmus. The history of Erasmus gives this family its wider story. Erasmus’s Christian associations include Saint Erasmus, a bishop of Formiae in Campania, martyred under Diocletian.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Erasmo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,939
- 3,939 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 73 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,756 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,756 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 73 in 1991. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,503 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Erasmo’s family of names
In Italian usage, Erasmo developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἐράσμιος. In Spanish usage, Erasmo has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Elmo. In Italian usage, Erasmo has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form TELMO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Erasmo has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Erasmo
- Erasmo of NarniItalian mercenary (1370–1443)
- Érasme-Louis Surlet de ChokierBelgian politician (1769-1839)
- Erasmo CarlosBrazilian singer (1941–2022)
- Erasmo SalemmeItalian volleyball playerborn 1946
- Erasmo Ramírezprofessional baseball playerborn 1990
- Erasmo di BartoloItalian composer1606–1656
- Erasmo MarottaItalian composer1565–1641
- Erasmo PèrcopoItalian philologist (1860–1928))
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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