Is Zalman a boy or girl name?

Zalman is a boy’s name. Of the 687 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Zalman

Recorded 1949–2025 · United States

Zalman was most popular in 2021, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,377 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 687 people named Zalman.

Zalman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zalman’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zalman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zalman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 687 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 Zalman

Where Zalman is most concentrated

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

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