| Erasmus | Stephanos | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beloved | Crown, garland |
| Origin | greek | Greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ih-RAZ-mus | STEF-ah-nos |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1985 |
| Peak year | 1921 (8) | 2000 (10) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Erasmus | Stephanos |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 | 18 |
| 2000s | 5 | 38 |
| 1990s | 0 | 44 |
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1970s | 10 | 0 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 |
| 1920s | 30 | 0 |
| 1910s | 28 | 0 |
| 1880s | 16 | 0 |
Latinized from the Greek Erasmos 'beloved, desired', related to erasmios 'lovely, pleasant', from the verb eran 'to love' (the same root as Eros). Best known from the humanist Desiderius Erasmus.
Stephanos means “crown” or “garland,” the Greek root of Stephen.
Stephanos is more popular than Erasmus today: about 5 US babies were given the name Stephanos in 2025, compared with 0 named Erasmus.
Erasmus means Beloved (greek origin), while Stephanos means Crown, garland (Greek origin).
In US records, Erasmus first appears in 0 and Stephanos in 1985, so Erasmus has the longer recorded history.