Erastus

Where Erastus comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἔραστος (Érastos), from ἐραστός (erastós, “lovable”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Erastus
  • Ancient Greek
Along the way
  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 — 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.