836 American boys' names begin with C, ranked by how many babies have carried each one since 1880. Charles leads the letter with 2,447,135 recorded.
| Name | Meaning | 2025 births | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles | Free man | 5,908 | |
| Christopher | Bearing Christ | 4,748 | |
| Carl | midcentury name | 187 | |
| Christian | Follower of Christ | 3,668 | |
| Cameron | Crooked nose | 4,962 | |
| Caleb | Dog; whole-hearted | 5,217 | |
| Carlos | millennial-parent name | 2,418 | |
| Clarence | interwar name | 117 | |
| Craig | boomer-era name | 102 | |
| Cody | Gen X and millennial name | 1,098 | |
| Curtis | boomer-era name | 232 | |
| Chad | boomer-era name | 96 | |
| Connor | millennial-parent name | 2,225 | |
| Calvin | interwar name | 2,717 | |
| Carter | Cart driver | 6,703 | |
| Corey | Gen X and millennial name | 351 | |
| Clifford | interwar name | 139 | |
| Chase | millennial-parent name | 1,939 | |
| Chris | boomer-era name | 431 | |
| Cole | millennial-parent name | 2,009 | |
| Colton | Coal town | 3,426 | |
| Clyde | interwar name | 350 | |
| Carson | current name | 3,080 | |
| Clayton | millennial-parent name | 1,130 | |
| Colin | millennial-parent name | 950 | |
| Cory | Gen X and millennial name | 174 | |
| Cooper | Barrel maker | 7,653 | |
| Chester | interwar name | 107 | |
| Cecil | interwar name | 119 | |
| Clinton | Gen X and millennial name | 94 | |
| Claude | interwar name | 40 | |
| Collin | Gen X and millennial name | 619 | |
| Cesar | millennial-parent name | 824 | |
| Caden | millennial-parent name | 1,752 | |
| Cristian | millennial-parent name | 906 | |
| Clifton | boomer-era name | 82 | |
| Camden | millennial-parent name | 1,873 | |
| Colby | millennial-parent name | 515 | |
| Conner | millennial-parent name | 286 | |
| Chance | Gen X and millennial name | 733 | |
| Clark | current name | 855 | |
| Carlton | midcentury name | 43 | |
| Cayden | millennial-parent name | 788 | |
| Cedric | Gen X and millennial name | 209 | |
| Corbin | millennial-parent name | 595 | |
| Carroll | midcentury name | — | |
| Clay | boomer-era name | 515 | |
| Conrad | current name | 770 | |
| Cornelius | boomer-era name | 82 | |
| Cruz | millennial-parent name | 1,040 | |
| Cade | millennial-parent name | 1,398 | |
| Clint | Gen X and millennial name | 58 | |
| Cyrus | current name | 1,296 | |
| Colt | current name | 1,188 | |
| Cash | millennial-parent name | 1,188 | |
| Conor | Gen X and millennial name | 292 | |
| Caiden | millennial-parent name | 475 | |
| Cohen | current name | 1,627 | |
| Cleveland | midcentury name | 11 | |
| Coy | Edwardian name | 123 | |
| Chuck | boomer-era name | 9 | |
| Coleman | Gen X and millennial name | 148 | |
| Cullen | millennial-parent name | 200 | |
| Curt | boomer-era name | — | |
| Colten | millennial-parent name | 238 | |
| Callum | Dove | 3,003 | |
| Carlo | current name | 276 | |
| Camron | millennial-parent name | 72 | |
| Carmine | millennial-parent name | 220 | |
| Clement | Edwardian name | 62 | |
| Chadwick | boomer-era name | 25 | |
| Carmelo | millennial-parent name | 377 | |
| Callan | current name | 1,983 | |
| Crew | current name | 1,362 | |
| Cyril | Edwardian name | 38 | |
| Chaim | current name | 411 | |
| Cristopher | millennial-parent name | 126 | |
| Cornell | boomer-era name | 14 | |
| Cason | millennial-parent name | 296 | |
| Cannon | current name | 374 | |
| Cortez | Gen X and millennial name | 101 | |
| Cordell | Gen X and millennial name | 77 | |
| Claud | Edwardian name | — | |
| Colter | current name | 2,354 | |
| Chauncey | Gen X and millennial name | 23 | |
| Callen | current name | 598 | |
| Chaz | Gen X and millennial name | 22 | |
| Cairo | current name | 1,000 | |
| Case | millennial-parent name | 359 | |
| Coby | millennial-parent name | 84 | |
| Cassius | current name | 504 | |
| Colson | current name | 1,099 | |
| Cliff | midcentury name | 43 | |
| Camilo | current name | 503 | |
| Cale | millennial-parent name | 47 | |
| Cristobal | millennial-parent name | 105 | |
| Cal | current name | 554 | |
| Cletus | interwar name | 9 | |
| Cain | millennial-parent name | 185 | |
| Columbus | interwar name | — | |
| Camren | millennial-parent name | 55 | |
| Callahan | current name | 1,682 | |
| Constantine | millennial-parent name | 108 | |
| Casen | millennial-parent name | 293 | |
| Crosby | current name | 196 | |
| Cayson | current name | 296 | |
| Cedrick | boomer-era name | 35 | |
| Coty | Gen X and millennial name | 9 | |
| Casper | current name | 255 | |
| Chet | boomer-era name | 65 | |
| Canaan | current name | 218 | |
| Creed | current name | 413 | |
| Chace | millennial-parent name | 46 | |
| Claudio | Gen X and millennial name | 30 | |
| Caesar | current name | 44 | |
| Casimir | Edwardian name | 73 | |
| Carnell | midcentury name | 10 | |
| Curtiss | midcentury name | — | |
| Carleton | interwar name | — | |
| Crawford | interwar name | 78 | |
| Conley | current name | 99 | |
| Cleve | midcentury name | — | |
| Coen | current name | 134 | |
| Christophe | midcentury name | — | |
| Corwin | Gen X and millennial name | 23 | |
| Clem | Edwardian name | — | |
| Cristofer | millennial-parent name | 80 | |
| Caspian | current name | 614 | |
| Courtland | Gen X and millennial name | 31 | |
| Cillian | current name | 595 | |
| Canyon | current name | 115 | |
| Clarance | interwar name | — | |
| Carlyle | Edwardian name | 20 | |
| Christ | interwar name | 34 | |
| Castiel | current name | 224 | |
| Cy | millennial-parent name | 52 | |
| Cristiano | current name | 152 | |
| Christofer | millennial-parent name | 22 | |
| Creighton | millennial-parent name | 29 | |
| Clemente | Gen X and millennial name | 22 | |
| Cian | millennial-parent name | 148 | |
| Cael | millennial-parent name | 79 | |
| Cormac | millennial-parent name | 150 | |
| Corban | millennial-parent name | 35 | |
| Corbyn | millennial-parent name | 80 | |
| Charlton | boomer-era name | 15 | |
| Ceasar | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Calum | current name | 313 | |
| Chip | boomer-era name | 24 | |
| Clive | current name | 57 | |
| Carver | current name | 133 | |
| Codey | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Chas | Edwardian name | 5 | |
| Cam | current name | 139 | |
| Cleon | interwar name | 7 | |
| Christoper | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Cloyd | Edwardian name | — | |
| Coleton | Gen X and millennial name | 9 | |
| Cosmo | current name | 80 | |
| Conway | current name | 152 | |
| Cassian | current name | 633 | |
| Cashton | current name | 193 | |
| Christos | boomer-era name | 33 | |
| Canon | current name | 69 | |
| Cartier | current name | 161 | |
| Coleson | current name | 292 | |
| Calen | millennial-parent name | 35 | |
| Chancellor | millennial-parent name | 23 | |
| Celestino | interwar name | 28 | |
| Crue | current name | 319 | |
| Cornelious | Edwardian name | — | |
| Ciro | current name | 43 | |
| Coltin | millennial-parent name | 14 | |
| Chayce | current name | 45 | |
| Corry | boomer-era name | — | |
| Che | boomer-era name | 10 | |
| Chadd | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Caysen | current name | 143 | |
| Conan | current name | 98 | |
| Corbett | boomer-era name | 10 | |
| Christain | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Chadrick | boomer-era name | 6 | |
| Cecilio | Gen X and millennial name | 9 | |
| Cardell | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Coley | millennial-parent name | 15 | |
| Carsten | millennial-parent name | 24 | |
| Celso | millennial-parent name | 17 | |
| Caius | current name | 254 | |
| Candelario | interwar name | 11 | |
| Ciaran | current name | 110 | |
| Cipriano | interwar name | 13 | |
| Caeden | millennial-parent name | 30 | |
| Calder | current name | 94 | |
| Conrado | boomer-era name | 9 | |
| Cortland | millennial-parent name | 27 | |
| Carmello | millennial-parent name | 44 | |
| Collier | current name | 65 | |
| Caine | millennial-parent name | 54 | |
| Candido | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Chasen | millennial-parent name | 24 | |
| Cleophus | midcentury name | — | |
| Cyle | Gen X and millennial name | 9 | |
| Cass | Gen X and millennial name | 19 | |
| Cort | millennial-parent name | 14 | |
| Casimer | Edwardian name | — | |
| Chayton | millennial-parent name | 23 | |
| Cliffton | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Cord | Gen X and millennial name | 21 | |
| Crispin | millennial-parent name | 17 | |
| Cordero | Gen X and millennial name | 12 | |
| Chozen | current name | 616 | |
| Connell | current name | 38 | |
| Cletis | interwar name | — | |
| Cavan | millennial-parent name | 33 | |
| Colsen | current name | 523 | |
| Calvert | interwar name | 6 | |
| Catarino | midcentury name | 5 | |
| Cutter | millennial-parent name | 48 | |
| Cayde | current name | 129 | |
| Curry | boomer-era name | 8 | |
| Corben | millennial-parent name | 18 | |
| Clemens | Edwardian name | — | |
| Coltyn | millennial-parent name | 28 | |
| Cornelio | Gen X and millennial name | 13 | |
| Cru | current name | 105 | |
| Cameren | millennial-parent name | 5 | |
| Cj | Gen X and millennial name | 27 | |
| Constantino | interwar name | 21 | |
| Cicero | interwar name | 5 | |
| Chistopher | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Chalmer | Edwardian name | — | |
| Clearence | interwar name | — | |
| Cristhian | current name | 65 | |
| Carlis | midcentury name | — | |
| Cross | current name | 84 | |
| Cosme | millennial-parent name | 12 | |
| Cavin | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Carlito | millennial-parent name | 21 | |
| Chazz | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Clemon | Edwardian name | — | |
| Colon | interwar name | — | |
| Collis | midcentury name | — | |
| Christpher | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Chauncy | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Champ | millennial-parent name | 25 | |
| Colonel | interwar name | — | |
| Chason | millennial-parent name | 10 | |
| Colston | millennial-parent name | 80 | |
| Cuauhtemoc | millennial-parent name | 12 | |
| Cristo | millennial-parent name | 13 |
Source: US Social Security Administration, 2025 release.