How Many People Are Named Erastus?
people named Erastus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 20,104,991 people in the US has this name
Based on 407 babies named Erastus in Social Security records from 1880 to 1957, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of the Greek name Εραστος (Erastos) meaning "beloved". This was the name of an assistant of Paul mentioned in Acts and two epistles in the New Testament.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Erastus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Erastus alive today is about 79 years old, and 100% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Erastus first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1916, to 23 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1957.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 1957
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