Zalmen
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 Zalmen
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 Zalmen
American parents first put Zalmen on the record books as a baby boy name in 1956, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 34 Zalmens were born — ranking #3,382 that year. About 27% of every Zalmen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zalmen ranks #3,787 for baby boys with 30 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). All told, over 707 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Zalmen
Zalmen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 707 births in the dataset. Zalmen's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,289. Use the chart and map above to compare Zalmen'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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