Given name
Erasto
“a peaceful man”
Erasto is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erasto through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 145
- 145 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 922 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.
Erasto’s family of names
Erasto has a related form in Erasteo. Erasto has a related form in Erasteyo. Erasto has a related form in Erastio.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Erasto
- Erasto B. MpembaTanzanian game warden and scientist1950–2023
- Erasto NyoniTanzanian footballer (born 1988)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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