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Zalmen

Boy

Meaning of Zalmen: Yiddish: form of Solomon, meaning 'peace'

Zalmen is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3469th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3469

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

682

First recorded 1956 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 26 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 11 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 24 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 22 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 19 babies2024: 36 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Zalmen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 36.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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