Given name & surname
Rasmus
“one who is dearly loved”
Rasmus is a form of Erasmus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Rasmus carries the interpretation “one who is dearly loved.” Rasmus is a form of Erasmus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Rasmus is used as a form of Erasmus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rasmus is a form 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.
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Rasmus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 146
- 146 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,099 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +59%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,099 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 300 as a first name in 2020; 760 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rasmus’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Rasmus is a short form of Erasmus. In Danish usage, Rasmus has a feminine form in RASMINE. Rasmus has a related form in Rasmas.
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Around the world
Rasmus has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rasmus
- Rasmus RaskDanish linguist1787–1832
- Rasmus LerdorfDanish programmer and creator of PHPborn 1968
- Rasmus HøjlundDanish association football playerborn 2003
- Rasmus ElmSwedish football playerborn 1988
- Rasmus KristensenDanish association football playerborn 1997
- Rasmus BartholinDanish scientist, physician and grammarian (1625-1698)
- Rasmus LaugeDanish handball player (born 1991)
- Rasmus PaludanDanish-Swedish political activist (born 1982)
- Rasmus SchüllerFinnish footballerborn 1991
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