Boy names that start with C

These 190 C boy names run from Cade to Czesław, each with its meaning and origin. The most popular in the US in 2025 were Cooper, Carter and Charles.

Names that start with C Girl names that start with C

Cian
Ancient, enduring (Irish Gaelic). No. 1,310 in the US in 2025, 148 babies.
BoyIrish
Cohen
From a Jewish surname meaning priest (Hebrew). No. 225 in the US in 2025, 1,590 babies.
BoyEnglish
Calvin
Bald (French). No. 132 in the US in 2025, 2,710 babies.
BoyEnglish
Caradog
Amiable, beloved (Welsh)
BoyWelsh
Chibuike
God is strength (Igbo)
BoyAfrican
Clayton
From a surname meaning clay settlement (Old English). No. 300 in the US in 2025, 1,130 babies.
BoyEnglish
Casimir
Destroyer of peace (Slavic). No. 2,039 in the US in 2025, 73 babies.
BoyEnglish
Caolán
Slender one (Irish Gaelic)
BoyIrish
Christopher
Bearer of Christ (Greek). No. 68 in the US in 2025, 4,748 babies.
BoyEnglishFalling
Carlton
Settlement of free peasants (Old English). No. 2,893 in the US in 2025, 43 babies.
BoyEnglishFalling
Chihiro
A thousand fathoms (Japanese)
UnisexJapanese
Crispin
Curly-haired (Latin). No. 5,432 in the US in 2025, 17 babies.
BoyEnglish

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Most popular boy names starting with C in 2025

Ranked by the number of US babies given each name. Each spelling is counted on its own.

Most popular boy names starting with C in the US, 2025
US rank	Name	Babies	10-year trend	Meaning
#27	Cooper	7,472	Rising	barrel maker
#45	Carter	6,024	Falling	cart driver
#48	Charles	5,898	Steady	free man
#58	Caleb	5,217	Steady	most likely from Hebrew kelev, dog
#68	Christopher	4,748	Falling	bearer of Christ
#76	Cameron	4,348	Steady	crooked nose
#96	Christian	3,641	Falling	follower of Christ
#103	Colton	3,420	Falling	from a surname and place name meaning Cola's town
#118	Callum	2,995	Rising	a dove
#124	Carson	2,883	Steady	from a Scottish surname of uncertain meaning
#132	Calvin	2,710	Steady	bald
#145	Charlie	2,460	Steady	free man
#150	Carlos	2,418	Steady	free man
#157	Colter	2,354	Rising	from a surname for a keeper of horses
#166	Connor	2,211	Falling	lover of hounds
#182	Cole	2,003	Steady	from a surname from Nicholas or the byname Cola, charcoal
#190	Callan	1,917	Rising	from a surname meaning descendant of Cathalán
#192	Chase	1,904	Falling	hunter
#201	Caden	1,742	Steady	meaning unknown; sometimes from the Irish surname Mac Cadáin
#205	Camden	1,722	Falling	from a surname from a place name, perhaps enclosed valley
#225	Cohen	1,590	Steady	from a Jewish surname meaning priest
#227	Callahan	1,566	Rising	from an Irish surname; root traditionally said to mean bright-headed
#248	Cade	1,392	Steady	from a surname from an Old English nickname meaning round
#256	Crew	1,352	Rising	from the English word crew, a group of people
#268	Cyrus	1,284	Rising	possibly young, or humiliator of the enemy

Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 2025. Trend compares the rank with ten years earlier.

C names by the numbers

How many US babies get a name starting with C, counted from Social Security records of names given to at least 5 babies.

Boys

Share of boys, 2025: 7.1%
Place among 26 letters: 5th
Different C names: 677
In the top 1,000: 79

Share of boys with a C name: 5.2% in 1950, 9.0% in 2000, and 7.1% in 2025.

C boy names used in many cultures

Names our database lists in the most languages and countries, easy to spell and say in several of them.

Christianfollower of Christ (Greek)
Carlfree man (Germanic)
Celestinoheavenly (Latin)
Charliefree man (Germanic)
Clemensmerciful (Latin)
Constantineconstant, steadfast (Latin)
Cyrillordly (Greek)
Calluma dove (Latin)
Cameroncrooked nose (Scottish Gaelic)
Campbellcrooked mouth (Scottish Gaelic)
Carlosfree man (Germanic)
Caseyvigilant, watchful (Irish Gaelic)
Casimirdestroyer of peace (Slavic)
Cassidycurly-haired (Irish Gaelic)
Charlesfree man (Germanic)
Clementmerciful, gentle (Latin)
Clementemerciful, gentle (Latin)
Codydescendant of the helpful one (Irish Gaelic)

Where these names come from

Greek: 32
Latin: 31
Irish Gaelic: 27
Old English: 12
Igbo: 11
Germanic: 10
Welsh: 9
Scottish Gaelic: 6

All 190 boy names that start with C

Boy names that start with C
Name	Meaning	Origin	Gender
Cade	from a surname from an Old English nickname meaning round	Old English	Boy
Cadell	little battle	Welsh	Boy
Caden	meaning unknown; sometimes from the Irish surname Mac Cadáin	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Cadfael	battle prince	Welsh	Boy
Cadfan	battle peak	Welsh	Boy
Cadoc	battle	Welsh	Boy
Cadwaladr	leader of the battle	Welsh	Boy
Caetano	from Gaeta	Latin	Boy
Çağlar	waterfall, cascade	Turkish	Boy
Cahal	battle ruler	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Cailean	whelp, young dog	Scottish Gaelic	Boy
Cairbre	charioteer	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Caleb	most likely from Hebrew kelev, dog	Hebrew	Boy
Calixto	most beautiful	Greek	Boy
Callahan	from an Irish surname; root traditionally said to mean bright-headed	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Callan	from a surname meaning descendant of Cathalán	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Callum	a dove	Latin	Boy
Calogero	beautiful elder	Greek	Boy
Calum	a dove	Latin	Boy
Calvin	bald	French	Boy
Camden	from a surname from a place name, perhaps enclosed valley	Old English	Boy
Cameron	crooked nose	Scottish Gaelic	Unisex
Camille	French form of Camillus and Camilla	Latin	Unisex
Camilo	young religious attendant	Latin	Boy
Campbell	crooked mouth	Scottish Gaelic	Boy
Can	soul, life	Persian	Boy
Cândido	white, pure	Latin	Boy
Caoimhín	gentle birth	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Caolán	slender one	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Caomhán	little gentle one	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Caradog	amiable, beloved	Welsh	Boy
Carl	free man	Germanic	Boy
Carlo	free man	Germanic	Boy
Carlos	free man	Germanic	Boy
Carlos Alberto	free man, noble and bright	Germanic	Boy
Carlton	settlement of free peasants	Old English	Boy
Carmine	garden	Hebrew	Boy
Carson	from a Scottish surname of uncertain meaning	Scots	Boy
Carter	cart driver	English	Boy
Carthach	loving	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Carwyn	blessed love	Welsh	Boy
Casey	vigilant, watchful	Irish Gaelic	Unisex
Cash	box maker	Norman French	Boy
Casimir	destroyer of peace	Slavic	Boy
Cassidy	curly-haired	Irish Gaelic	Unisex
Casto	pure, chaste	Latin	Boy
Cathal	battle ruler	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Cathán	little battler	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Cato	wise	Latin	Boy
Cauã	hawk, falcon	Tupi	Boy
Cayetano	from Gaeta	Latin	Boy
Cecilio	blind	Latin	Boy
Cedar	fragrant evergreen tree	English	Boy
Cedar	cedar tree	Greek	Unisex
Ceferino	west wind	Greek	Boy
Celestino	heavenly	Latin	Boy
Celso	tall	Latin	Boy
Celyn	holly	Welsh	Unisex
Cenk	battle	Turkish	Boy
Chaim	life, living	Hebrew	Boy
Chan	brilliant, dazzling (depends on hanja)	Korean	Boy
Chandan	sandalwood	Sanskrit	Boy
Chandra	moon	Sanskrit	Unisex
Chandrakant	beloved of the moon	Sanskrit	Boy
Chandran	the moon	Sanskrit	Boy
Chandrashekhar	crowned with the moon	Sanskrit	Boy
Chanu	brilliant universe (depends on hanja)	Korean	Boy
Chanyeol	brilliant and ardent (depends on hanja)	Korean	Boy
Chaoyang	morning sun, written 朝阳	Chinese	Boy
Charalambos	shining with joy	Greek	Boy
Charalampos	from chara, joy, and lampo, to shine	Greek	Boy
Charis	grace	Greek	Unisex
Charles	free man	Germanic	Boy
Charlie	free man	Germanic	Unisex
Charlie	free man	Germanic	Boy
Chase	hunter	English	Boy
Checco	a Frenchman	Latin	Boy
Chema	pet form of José María	Spanish	Boy
Cheng	accomplished; sincere (depends on characters)	Chinese	Boy
Chente	pet form of Vicente	Spanish	Boy
Chenxi	morning sunlight, written 晨曦	Chinese	Unisex
Cheo	pet form of José	Spanish	Boy
Cheol	wise; iron (depends on characters)	Korean	Boy
Cheolsu	wise and outstanding (depends on hanja)	Korean	Boy
Chepe	pet form of José	Spanish	Boy
Chester	fort, camp	Latin	Boy
Chiaki	a thousand autumns	Japanese	Unisex
Chibuike	God is strength	Igbo	Boy
Chibuzo	God is the way	Igbo	Unisex
Chidi	God exists	Igbo	Boy
Chihiro	a thousand fathoms	Japanese	Unisex
Chijioke	God holds a portion	Igbo	Boy
Chika	God is supreme	Igbo	Unisex
Chikara	power, strength (depends on kanji)	Japanese	Boy
Chikondi	love	Chichewa	Unisex
Chimwemwe	joy, happiness	Chichewa	Unisex
Chinedu	God leads	Igbo	Boy
Chinonso	God is nearby	Igbo	Boy
Chirag	lamp, light	Persian	Boy
Chisom	God goes with me	Igbo	Unisex
Chiyembekezo	hope	Chewa	Unisex
Christian	follower of Christ	Greek	Boy
Christodoulos	servant of Christ	Greek	Boy
Christoforos	bearer of Christ	Greek	Boy
Christoph	bearer of Christ	Greek	Boy
Christophe	bearer of Christ	Greek	Boy
Christopher	bearer of Christ	Greek	Boy
Christos	the anointed one	Greek	Boy
Chrysanthos	golden flower	Greek	Boy
Chrysostomos	golden mouth	Greek	Boy
Chucho	pet form of Jesús	Spanish	Boy
Chukwuebuka	God is greater	Igbo	Boy
Chukwuemeka	God has done great things	Igbo	Boy
Chukwuma	God knows	Igbo	Boy
Chuy	pet form of Jesús	Spanish	Boy
Cian	ancient, enduring	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Cianán	little ancient one	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Ciar	black, dark	Irish Gaelic	Unisex
Ciarán	little dark one	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Cihan	world	Persian	Unisex
Cillian	little church	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Cipriano	from Cyprus	Greek	Boy
Ciriaco	of the Lord	Greek	Boy
Cirilo	lordly	Greek	Boy
Çınar	plane tree	Persian	Boy
Clair	clear, bright	Latin	Unisex
Clarence	from Clare	Latin	Boy
Clark	cleric, scribe	Old English	Boy
Claro	clear, bright	Latin	Boy
Clayton	from a surname meaning clay settlement	Old English	Boy
Clemens	merciful	Latin	Boy
Clement	merciful, gentle	Latin	Boy
Clément	merciful, gentle	Latin	Boy
Clemente	merciful, gentle	Latin	Boy
Clifford	ford by a cliff	Old English	Boy
Clovis	famous in battle	Germanic	Boy
Cody	descendant of the helpful one	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Cohen	from a Jewish surname meaning priest	Hebrew	Boy
Coinneach	handsome	Scottish Gaelic	Boy
Cole	from a surname from Nicholas or the byname Cola, charcoal	Old English	Boy
Colin	whelp, young dog	Scottish Gaelic	Boy
Collen	hazel tree	Welsh	Boy
Colm	a dove	Latin	Boy
Colmán	little dove	Latin	Boy
Colmcille	dove of the church	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Colt	young horse	Old English	Boy
Colter	from a surname for a keeper of horses	English	Boy
Colton	from a surname and place name meaning Cola's town	Old English	Boy
Columba	a dove	Latin	Boy
Côme	order, universe	Greek	Boy
Comhghall	fellow hostage	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Conall	from cú, hound or wolf, and fal, rule	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Conan	little hound or little wolf	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Connla	hound warrior	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Connor	lover of hounds	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Conor	lover of hounds	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Conrad	bold counsel	Germanic	Boy
Constantine	constant, steadfast	Latin	Boy
Constantino	constant, steadfast	Latin	Boy
Cooper	barrel maker	English	Boy
Corbin	raven	Old French	Boy
Corrado	brave counsel	Germanic	Boy
Cosimo	order, universe	Greek	Boy
Cosme	order, decency	Greek	Boy
Cosmo	order, decency	Greek	Boy
Costantino	steadfast, constant	Latin	Boy
Craig	rock, crag	Scottish Gaelic	Boy
Crew	from the English word crew, a group of people	English	Boy
Críostóir	bearer of Christ	Greek	Boy
Crisanto	golden flower	Greek	Boy
Crisóstomo	golden mouth	Greek	Boy
Crispin	curly-haired	Latin	Boy
Cristian	follower of Christ	Greek	Boy
Cristiano	follower of Christ	Greek	Boy
Cristóbal	bearer of Christ	Greek	Boy
Cristoforo	bearer of Christ	Greek	Boy
Cruz	cross	Latin	Unisex
Cúán	little wolf or little hound	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Cuauhtémoc	descending eagle	Nahuatl	Boy
Cuauhtli	eagle	Nahuatl	Boy
Curtis	courteous	Old French	Boy
Cuthbert	famous, bright	Old English	Boy
Cuthred	famous counsel	Old English	Boy
Cynric	royal ruler	Old English	Boy
Cyprian	from Cyprus	Latin	Boy
Cyprien	from Cyprus	Latin	Boy
Cyril	lordly	Greek	Boy
Cyrille	lordly	Greek	Boy
Cyrus	possibly young, or humiliator of the enemy	Persian	Boy
Czesław	honor and glory	Slavic	Boy

Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular boy names that start with C?

The most popular boy names starting with C in the US are Cooper (#27), Carter (#45), Charles (#48), Caleb (#58), Christopher (#68), according to US Social Security Administration data for 2025.

How many boy names start with C?

In 2025, 677 different boy names starting with C were given to at least 5 US babies each, and 79 of them were in the top 1,000. This page lists 190 with their meaning and origin.

How common are boy names that start with C?

7.1% of US boys born in 2025 have a name starting with C, making it the 5th most common first letter. In 1950 it was 5.2%.

Where do boy names starting with C come from?

The most common origins on this list are Greek (32), Latin (31), Irish Gaelic (27).