The first name Rasmus
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 boys were named Rasmus, making it the 3,256th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rasmus with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rasmus at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 12 boys born in the United States were named Rasmus, the 7,099th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 18 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Rasmus
47 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rasmus RaskDanish linguist, 1787–1832
- Rasmus LerdorfDanish programmer and creator of PHP, born 1968
- Rasmus HøjlundDanish association football player, born 2003
- Rasmus KristensenDanish association football player, born 1997
- Rasmus Lauge SchmidtDanish handball player (born 1991)
- Rasmus PaludanDanish-Swedish political activist (born 1982)
- Rasmus SchüllerFinnish footballer, born 1991
- Rasmus Lund PedersenDanish cyclist, born 1998
- Rasmus FalkDanish footballer, born 1992
- Rasmus QuaadeDanish racing cyclist, born 1990
- Rasmus Quist HansenDanish rower, born 1980
- Rasmus RistolainenFinnish professional ice hockey defenseman, born 1994
Questions
- How popular is the name Rasmus?
- In 2025, 6 boys born in England and Wales were named Rasmus, ranking 3,256th.
- Is Rasmus a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 146 US babies named Rasmus since 1880 were boys.
- When was Rasmus most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 18 babies were named Rasmus, its highest rank at 5,394th.