Masculine dossier · first seen 1956
Zalmen
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2024
Peak births
36
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Zalmen
How many people are named Zalmen?
An estimated 664 living Americans are named Zalmen.
How rare is Zalmen?
Zalmen is very rare among babies today, with 32 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 11.1% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Zalmen?
The median age of a living American named Zalmen is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 28 years old.
Is Zalmen still popular?
Yes. Zalmen is holding steady, with 32 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Zalmen most common?
Zalmen has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 17.1× more often than the national baseline.
1956Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
11.1%
2025
32
All-time
682
Where it lives now
Zalmen is most concentrated in New York — about 11.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Zalmen is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.