boy's name
Zalmen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 694
Zalmen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 36 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1956.
Zalmen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 42 |
| 1980s | 26 |
| 1990s | 105 |
| 2000s | 157 |
| 2010s | 189 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 141 |
How popular is Zalmen?
In 2025, Zalmen was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zalmen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zalmen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zalmen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zalmen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zalmen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zalmen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zalmen
How popular is the name Zalmen?
In 2025, Zalmen was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zalmen a girl's or a boy's name?
Zalmen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zalmen most popular?
Zalmen peaked in 2024, when 36 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zalmen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zalmen currently ranks #3,559 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.