Is Kalman a boy or girl name?

Kalman is a boy’s name. Of the 1,258 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kalman

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Kalman was most popular in 2017, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,652 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,258 people named Kalman.

Kalman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kalman’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kalman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kalman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,258 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kalman

Where Kalman is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 10.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org