674 Boy Names That Start With C (with Meanings and Popularity)

674 Boy Names That Start With C (with Meanings and Popularity)

Boy names that start with C are the third most populous group by initial, following J and A. C names for boys have been dominated for decades by Christopher and Charles.

Along with Charles and Christopher, C names for boys in the US Top 100 include Carter, Caleb, Connor, and Christian. British parents prefer short form Charlie, which ranks among the Top 20 boys' names in England and Wales.

International forms of Charles are popular internationally, with Carlo the top C name for boys in Germany and Carlos the highest-ranking in Spain.

But other C names for boys are popular around the world. Côme is the top-ranking C name for boys in France, while in Italy it's (surprisingly) Christian.

Unique C-starting names for your baby boy include many appealing choices that start with either the hard or the soft C sound, from Cassius to Cyrus, Clancy to Chance.

Here, our full selection of boy names that start with C, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Caspian
    • Origin:

      Place name
    • Meaning:

      "white"
  2. Cyrus
    • Origin:

      Persian
    • Meaning:

      "sun"
  3. Callum
    • Origin:

      Scottish form of Columba, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "dove"
  4. Cassius
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "hollow"
  5. Cassian
    • Origin:

      Latin, variation of Cassius
    • Meaning:

      "hollow"
  6. Caleb
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "dog; whole heart"
  7. Cosmo
    • Origin:

      Greek, Italian, English
    • Meaning:

      "order, beauty, universe"
  8. Casimir
    • Origin:

      English; French, from Polish
    • Meaning:

      "destroyer of peace"
  9. Calvin
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "bald, hairless"
  10. Cameron
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "crooked nose"
  11. Casper
    • Origin:

      Dutch form of Jasper, Persian
    • Meaning:

      "bringer of treasure"
  12. Colt
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "young horse"
  13. Caius
    • Origin:

      Variation of Gaius, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "rejoice"
  14. Carson
    • Origin:

      English and Scottish surname
    • Meaning:

      "son of the marsh dwellers"
  15. Cillian
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "war strife or church"
  16. Cedric
    • Origin:

      Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "bounty"
  17. Charlie
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Charles
    • Meaning:

      "free man"
  18. Charles
    • Origin:

      French from German
    • Meaning:

      "free man"
  19. Calix
    • Origin:

      Male variation of Calixta or Latin
    • Meaning:

      "chalice"
  20. Colin
    • Origin:

      English diminutive of Nicholas or Irish and Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "people of victory; pup"