Erastus

Where Erastus comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἔραστος (Érastos), from ἐραστός (erastós, “lovable”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Erastus
  • Ancient Greek
Erastus through the years
  1. 1773
    Erastus Root born
    American politician
  2. 1805
    Erastus Salisbury Field born
    American folk art painter
  3. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #392 among boys with 19 babies in the first year on record, and still its best.
  4. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical derivation.
Namesakes
  • Erastus Root · American politician, 1773–1846
  • Erastus Salisbury Field · American folk art painter, 1805–1900
  • Erastus Fairbanks · American politician, 1792–1864
  • Erastus Corning · American politician and businessman, 1794–1872
  • Erastus Wells · American politician, 1823–1893

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.