Zal vs Zalman

Side-by-side comparison of Zal and Zalman — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zal

Boy name

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Name B

Zalman

Boy name · Rank #4440

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Metric Zal Zalman
Current Rank Unranked #4440
Total Births (all years) 6 665
Peak Year 2020 2021
Peak Year Births 6 27
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2020 1949

Births by Decade

Decade Zal Zalman
1940ss — 6
1950ss — 10
1960ss — 21
1970ss — 47
1980ss — 76
1990ss — 98
2000ss — 138
2010ss — 162
2020ss 6 107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zal Zalman
2014 — 18
2015 — 22
2016 — 18
2017 — 14
2018 — 20
2019 — 21
2020 6 12
2021 — 27
2022 — 19
2023 — 26
2024 — 23

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2020–2020.

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