Kalman Boy
How popular is Kalman?
#4,049 boy name in 2025
26 baby boys were named Kalman in the US in 2025, making it the 4049th most popular boy name.
Kalman popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,049 for boys (▲ 1606 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 26 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,888 in 2015, #5,447 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (26 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,153 in 1914 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kalman counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kalman family of names ranked #2,673 for boys in 2025 (#3,213 the year before), with 34 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kalman | 26 | 76% |
| Kalmen | 8 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kalman is most popular
Babies named Kalman per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Kalman by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 144 | #1,153 |
| 1920s | 138 | #1,820 |
| 1930s | 75 | #2,088 |
| 1940s | 114 | #1,730 |
| 1950s | 92 | #2,176 |
| 1960s | 83 | #2,041 |
| 1970s | 59 | #3,342 |
| 1980s | 51 | #2,971 |
| 1990s | 83 | #4,284 |
| 2000s | 137 | #4,779 |
| 2010s | 166 | #3,989 |
| 2020s | 116 | #4,049 |
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Questions
- Is Kalman a boy or girl name?
- Kalman is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kalman were boys.
- How popular is the name Kalman?
- 26 baby boys were named Kalman in the US in 2025, making it the 4049th most popular boy name.
- When was Kalman most popular?
- Kalman peaked in 2017, when 26 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,153 in 1914.
- How many people are named Kalman?
- 1,258 babies have been named Kalman in the US since 1880. We estimate about 797 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Kalman most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kalman was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.