Zalman
Zalman, occasionally Zalmen is a Yiddish-language variant of Solomon. The name was common among European Jews, and it still has usage in many Haredi and especially Hasidic communities.
Meaning & Origin of Zalman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zalman, occasionally Zalmen is a Yiddish-language variant of Solomon. The name was common among European Jews, and it still has usage in many Haredi and especially Hasidic communities.
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The Story of Zalman
Zalman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1949, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 27 Zalmans were born — ranking #3,908 that year. As of 2026, Zalman ranks #4,186 for baby boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 716 Zalmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zalman
Zalman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 716 births in the dataset. Zalman's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,298. Use the chart and map above to compare Zalman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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