How Many People Are Named Zalmen?
An estimated 633 people in the United States have the first name Zalmen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Zalmen peaked in popularity in 2024 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zalmen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zalmen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
633
About 1 in 541,476 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2024
34 births
Total Registered
648
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zalmen
Zalmen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 648 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zalmen as a male name
Ranked #3,446 in 2024
34 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (34 births)
Zalmen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zalmen span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 189 babies were registered. While Zalmen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zalmen by Decade
How has Zalmen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zalmen by State
Zalmen + Last Name Combinations
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Zalmen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zalmen?
We estimate approximately 633 people named Zalmen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 541,476 Americans share this first name.
Is Zalmen a common name?
Zalmen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 648 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zalmen most popular?
Zalmen reached peak popularity in 2024, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zalmen is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zalmen a male name?
Zalmen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zalmen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zalmen Smith, Zalmen Johnson, Zalmen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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