Meaning of the nameErasmo

Erasmo is a male name of Greek origin, coming from Medieval Latin Erasmus and from Greek ἐράσμιος (erásmios), 'pleasant'.

Meaning

“pleasant; loved, desired (from Greek erásmios)”

Source: Wiktionary: Erasmo · Behind the Name: Erasmus

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People (2022): 15,324
Rank in Brazil: #1,275
Median age: 49 years
2010 Census: 18,556; people

Erasmo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Erasmo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (4,200 people).

46 women 15,278 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Erasmo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Erasmo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Piauí 0.017%
Alagoas 0.015%
Pernambuco 0.014%
Acre 0.013%
Ceará 0.012%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,990	0.007%
Bahia	1,489	0.011%
Pernambuco	1,236	0.014%
Minas Gerais	1,117	0.005%
Ceará	1,030	0.012%
Rio de Janeiro	646	0.004%
Paraná	615	0.005%
Maranhão	607	0.009%
Piauí	547	0.017%
Pará	489	0.006%
Alagoas	461	0.015%
Rio Grande do Sul	452	0.004%
Goiás	450	0.006%
Paraíba	443	0.011%
Santa Catarina	352	0.005%
Amazonas	340	0.009%
Espírito Santo	331	0.009%
Rio Grande do Norte	277	0.008%
Mato Grosso	259	0.007%
Distrito Federal	249	0.009%
Mato Grosso do Sul	240	0.009%
Sergipe	228	0.010%
Tocantins	144	0.010%
Rondônia	123	0.008%
Acre	110	0.013%
Roraima	55	0.009%
Amapá	44	0.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Erasmo

Wiktionary defines Erasmo as a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Erasmus, which comes from Ancient Greek ἐράσμιος (erásmios), 'pleasant'. Behind the Name translates Greek erasmios as 'loved, desired' and lists Erasmo as the Portuguese form of Erasmus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,324 people named Erasmo, with a median age of 49. The name is almost always male, peaked among people born in the 1970s and, proportionally, is most common in Piauí.

Sources

Wiktionary: Erasmo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Erasmus · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Erasmo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Erasmo

What does the name Erasmo mean?

Erasmo means “pleasant; loved, desired (from Greek erásmios)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Erasmo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,324 people with the first name Erasmo, which ranks it number 1,275 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Erasmo a boy's or a girl's name?

Erasmo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 46 women and 15,278 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Erasmo?

Erasmo is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Erasmo most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.017% of the state's population is named Erasmo (547 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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