Masculine dossier · first seen 1949
Zalman
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2021
Peak births
27
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Zalman
How many people are named Zalman?
An estimated 662 living Americans are named Zalman.
How rare is Zalman?
Zalman is very rare among babies today, with 21 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 22.2% from its 2021 peak.
How old is the typical Zalman?
The median age of a living American named Zalman is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 34 years old.
Is Zalman still popular?
Yes — Zalman is currently rising in popularity, with 21 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Zalman most common?
Zalman has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 10.2× more often than the national baseline.
1949Peak 20212025
Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
22.2%
2025
21
All-time
687
Where it lives now
Zalman is most concentrated in New York — about 9.1× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Zalman is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.