Rasmus

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Rasmus is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• German given name4.9K records spelled Rasmus2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Germany, Sweden, United States, Austria

  Also written Ràsmùs

• Croatian given name333 records spelled Rasmus7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Croatia

  Languages: Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovenian

  Also written Расмус

45 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Rasmus is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, männl. Vom., Kurzform von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

NO SSB — Navn (1880–present) — 78 years between 1945–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Rasmus Raskb. 1787DKDanish linguist
• Rasmus Lerdorfb. 1968GLDanish programmer and creator of PHP
• Rasmus A. Sivertsenb. 1972NONorwegian film director (born 1972)
• Rasmus Videbækb. 1973DKDanish cinematographer
• Rasmus Heisterbergb. 1974DKDanish screen writer
• Rasmus Paludanb. 1982SEDanish-Swedish political activist (born 1982)
• Rasmus Hardikerb. 1985GBBritish actor
• Rasmus Elmb. 1988SESwedish football player
• Rasmus Kristensenb. 1997DKDanish association football player
• Rasmus Højlundb. 2003DKDanish association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 334 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Rasmus?

We estimate roughly 61 thousand people bear Rasmus (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Rasmus have the most bearers?

We estimate about 30 thousand people bear Rasmus in Denmark, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled rasmus.

Where is Rasmus most common?

Rasmus is densest in Denmark, where the national register counts about 1 in 194 people carrying it.

How common is Rasmus compared with other names?

In Denmark, Rasmus is the 22nd most common given name of 31,396 given names recorded there.

Is Rasmus a male or female name?

Rasmus is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Rasmus mean?

Recorded meaning: Greek: worthy or beloved