Zalman is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Zalman is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,855 for boy births in the United States (and #10,272 across all names), given to 21 babies. Zalman first appears in 1949 and peaked in 2021 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | #4,855 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | #4,428 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #5,209 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | #4,008 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | #4,803 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,915 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #6,329 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | #5,309 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #4,542 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | #5,249 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #14,023 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #5,251 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #9,579 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #5,327 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #6,757 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #4,804 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #6,089 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #5,277 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #6,133 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,817 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #6,079 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #6,831 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #6,034 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #5,837 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #9,254 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #4,393 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,988 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #5,450 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #6,222 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #4,866 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #7,261 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #6,410 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,933 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | #3,522 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #6,084 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #4,129 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #5,145 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #6,309 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #4,588 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #7,288 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,838 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #3,856 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,853 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #4,413 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #5,456 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,872 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,650 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,744 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,539 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #4,591 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #4,063 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,569 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #4,358 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,686 |