Kalman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAHL-mahn
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #4,049 for boys
Kalman is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little dove”. In 2025 it ranked 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
What does Kalman mean?
Irish: Hungarian Kálmán, from Coloman, via Irish Colmán
“little dove”
King Kálmán 'the Learned' ruled Hungary from 1095 to 1116; Jewish families also use Kalman as a short form of Kalonymus.
Is Kalman a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalman in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 4 boys.
Kalman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Kalman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,049among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Kalman, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
2025 had more boys named Kalman than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Kalman in the US since 1880 were born between 1935 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,309 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,185 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,041 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,176 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,374 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,434 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,245 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,217 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,250 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,130 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,194 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,730 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,759 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,081 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,088 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,529 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,213 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,588 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,074 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,871 |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,981 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,312 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,346 |
| 1921 | 17 | #1,979 |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,820 |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,575 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,164 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,437 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,409 |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,153 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,496 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,044 |
Names like Kalman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rowan Ronan Nolan Keegan Callan Caelan Finn Kian Conan Declan Keelan Oscar
Names related to Kalman
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kalman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalman, updated 20 October 2026.