Zalmen is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Zalmen is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,580 for boy births in the United States (and #7,727 across all names), given to 32 babies. Zalmen first appears in 1956 and peaked in 2024 (36 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | #3,580 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | #3,331 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | #5,249 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #5,866 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #4,274 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | #4,804 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #4,605 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #5,783 |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | #4,323 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | #4,404 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,549 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #5,994 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #4,819 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #5,793 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #4,536 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 2006 | 26 | 26 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #6,218 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,809 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #4,321 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #7,524 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #5,583 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #5,031 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,622 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #4,243 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #3,827 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #3,691 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #6,361 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #10,158 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,938 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,378 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,898 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,455 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,574 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,554 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,840 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #4,011 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,503 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #4,371 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,430 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #5,038 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,597 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | #3,616 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,452 |