Rasmus

rahs-moos; raz-mus

Finnish and Scandinavian variation of Erasmus

"beloved, desired"

Rasmus Origin and Meaning

The name Rasmus is a boy's name of Dutch, Finnish origin meaning "beloved, desired".

A form of ancient name newly popular in Eastern Europe, Rasmus is rugged and distinctive - and on trend in Estonia and Finland. Virtually unknown in the U.S. but with its philosophical roots and uplifting meaning, Rasmus seems prime for use. The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band.

Popularity of the name Rasmus

• 1365 Nameberry 2025
• 94 Sweden 2016
• 46 Finland 2023
• 39 Estonia 2024

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Famous People Named Rasmus

• Rasmus B. Anderson American author, professor, and diplomat
• Rasmus Bille Bahncke Danish songwriter, record producer and musician
• Rasmus Bartholin (Latinized Erasmus Bartholinus) Danish scientist and physician
• Rasmus Bengtsson Swedish football player
• Rasmus Bengtsson Swedish ice hockey player
• Rasmus Bjerg Danish actor
• Rasmus Christensen Danish football player
• Rasmus Christiansen Danish actor
• Rasmus Christiansen Danish soccer player
• Rasmus Daugaard Danish football player
• Rasmus Edstrom Swedish ice hockey player
• Rasmus Elm Swedish football player
• Rasmus Faber Swedish music artist
• Rasmus Fleischer Swedish historian, musician, freelance journalist
• Rasmus Hansen Danish football player
• Rasmus Hansen Danish gymnast
• Rasmus Hansen Norwegian jurist and politician
• Rasmus Hardiker English actor
• Rasmus Grønborg Hansen Danish football player
• Rasmus Quist Hansen Danish rower
• Rasmus Harboe Danish sculptor
• Rasmus Henning Danish triathlon athlete
• Rasmus Falk Danish footballer
• Rasmus Festersen Danish football player
• Rasmus Flo Norwegian teacher, philologist, magazine editor, translator and proponent for Nynorsk language
• Rasmus Frandsen Danish rower
• Rasmus Green Danish football player
• Rasmus Hatledal Norwegian topographer and military officer.
• Rasmus Jensen Danish Lutheran priest and the first Lutheran cleric in Canada
• Rasmus Jonasson Swedish tennis player
• Rasmus Jönsson Swedish football player
• Rasmus Kaljujärv Estonian actor
• Rasmus Katholm Danish football player
• Rasmus Kofoed Danish chef and restaurateur
• Rasmus Kofoed Danish cricketer
• Rasmus Olsen Langeland Norwegian politician and minister
• Rasmus Lerdorf programmer and creator of the PHP programming language
• Rasmus Lindgren Swedish football player
• Rasmus Løland Norwegian journalist, novelist and children's writer
• Rasmus Lyberth Greenlandic singer, songwriter and actor
• Rasmus Malling Hansen, Danish inventor, minister and principal at the Royal Institute for the Deaf, and one of the true pioneers of the 19th century
• Rasmus Marvits Danish football player
• Rasmus Midgett US Life,Saving Service surfman in North Carolina who single,handedly rescued ten men from the sinking barkentine Priscilla
• Rasmus Mogensen Danish fashion photographer
• Rasmus Olai Mortensen Norwegian politician and minister
• Rasmus Nielsen Danish football player
• Rasmus Tønder Nissen Norwegian politician
• Rasmus Nøhr Danish musician and guitarist
• Rasmus Nordbø Norwegian admminstrator and minister
• Rasmus Pettersen Norwegian gymnast
• Rasmus Quaade Danish road and track bicycle racer
• Rasmus Christian Rask Danish scholar and philologist
• Rasmus Rasmussen Danish gymnast
• Rasmus Refer Danish entrepreneur and businessman
• Rasmus Ristolainen Finnish ice hockey player
• Rasmus Lauge Schmidt Danish handball player
• Rasmus Schüller Finnish football player
• Rasmus Seebach Danish singer songwriter
• Rasmus Sindre Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
• Rasmus Sjöstedt Swedish football player
• Rasmus Skylstad Norwegian diplomat
• Rasmus Carl Staeger Danish entomologist
• Rasmus Steinsvik Norwegian writer, magazine editor and newspaper editor
• Rasmus Stjerne Danish curler
• Rasmus Thude Danish singer and songwriter
• Rasmus Andreas Torset Norwegian politician
• Rasmus Videbæk Danish cinematographer
• Rasmus Wengberg Swedish badminton player
• Rasmus Wremer Swedish handball player
• Rasmus Würtz Danish football player
• Hans Rasmus Astrup Norwegian politician
• Urban Jacob Rasmus Børresen Norwegian rear admiral
• Peter Rasmus Krag Norwegian engineer captain in the Norwegian Army and politician
• Peder Rasmus Lyng Norwegian politician
• Ole Rasmus Møgster Norwegian businessperson

The name Rasmus in Pop Culture

• The Rasmus Finnish rock band