1,468 American girls' names begin with C, ranked by how many babies have carried each one since 1880. Carol leads the letter with 825,584 recorded.
| Name | Meaning | 2025 births | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol | midcentury name | 82 | |
| Cynthia | midcentury name | 247 | |
| Catherine | midcentury name | 972 | |
| Christine | midcentury name | 176 | |
| Carolyn | midcentury name | 185 | |
| Christina | Gen X and millennial name | 352 | |
| Charlotte | Free man | 13,408 | |
| Cheryl | midcentury name | 32 | |
| Crystal | Gen X and millennial name | 202 | |
| Clara | Bright; clear | 3,601 | |
| Courtney | Gen X and millennial name | 116 | |
| Connie | midcentury name | 53 | |
| Carrie | boomer-era name | 63 | |
| Cindy | midcentury name | 100 | |
| Chloe | Young green shoot | 6,210 | |
| Caroline | Free woman | 2,646 | |
| Claire | Bright; clear | 3,487 | |
| Cassandra | Gen X and millennial name | 463 | |
| Cathy | midcentury name | 12 | |
| Chelsea | Gen X and millennial name | 319 | |
| Colleen | boomer-era name | 60 | |
| Carmen | boomer-era name | 902 | |
| Cora | Maiden | 2,428 | |
| Carla | boomer-era name | 223 | |
| Constance | midcentury name | 142 | |
| Charlene | midcentury name | 99 | |
| Claudia | midcentury name | 219 | |
| Camila | Attendant at a ritual | 6,599 | |
| Caitlin | Gen X and millennial name | 78 | |
| Cecilia | Blind | 2,506 | |
| Carole | midcentury name | 9 | |
| Christy | boomer-era name | 34 | |
| Candace | Gen X and millennial name | 50 | |
| Camille | millennial-parent name | 1,308 | |
| Cheyenne | Gen X and millennial name | 285 | |
| Callie | millennial-parent name | 1,754 | |
| Candice | Gen X and millennial name | 25 | |
| Carly | Gen X and millennial name | 248 | |
| Celeste | current name | 1,662 | |
| Cassidy | Gen X and millennial name | 609 | |
| Cecelia | Edwardian name | 569 | |
| Celia | Edwardian name | 351 | |
| Cara | Gen X and millennial name | 168 | |
| Cristina | Gen X and millennial name | 128 | |
| Caitlyn | Gen X and millennial name | 71 | |
| Corinne | boomer-era name | 253 | |
| Carolina | millennial-parent name | 769 | |
| Cassie | Gen X and millennial name | 175 | |
| Christie | boomer-era name | 14 | |
| Clarissa | Gen X and millennial name | 212 | |
| Cheri | boomer-era name | 6 | |
| Camryn | Gen X and millennial name | 707 | |
| Charity | boomer-era name | 97 | |
| Ciara | millennial-parent name | 155 | |
| Clare | Gen X and millennial name | 283 | |
| Catalina | Pure | 2,456 | |
| Christa | Gen X and millennial name | 17 | |
| Chelsey | Gen X and millennial name | 18 | |
| Camilla | current name | 847 | |
| Cherie | boomer-era name | 12 | |
| Cathleen | midcentury name | 10 | |
| Candy | boomer-era name | 30 | |
| Carissa | Gen X and millennial name | 46 | |
| Colette | current name | 962 | |
| Cierra | Gen X and millennial name | 63 | |
| Clarice | interwar name | 52 | |
| Cadence | millennial-parent name | 321 | |
| Carmela | interwar name | 186 | |
| Chasity | boomer-era name | 30 | |
| Cali | millennial-parent name | 533 | |
| Cornelia | interwar name | 51 | |
| Christi | boomer-era name | — | |
| Corrine | interwar name | 38 | |
| Carmella | interwar name | 174 | |
| Cecile | Edwardian name | 22 | |
| Charlee | current name | 769 | |
| Chanel | Gen X and millennial name | 170 | |
| Claudette | interwar name | 9 | |
| Celine | current name | 1,466 | |
| Chandra | boomer-era name | — | |
| Carley | Gen X and millennial name | 63 | |
| Consuelo | interwar name | 13 | |
| Carina | Gen X and millennial name | 134 | |
| Cathryn | midcentury name | 8 | |
| Carlie | millennial-parent name | 65 | |
| Celina | Gen X and millennial name | 329 | |
| Cristal | Gen X and millennial name | 37 | |
| Corina | Gen X and millennial name | 37 | |
| Casandra | Gen X and millennial name | 9 | |
| Chrystal | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Chaya | current name | 499 | |
| Cheyanne | Gen X and millennial name | 46 | |
| Charmaine | midcentury name | — | |
| Carlene | midcentury name | 5 | |
| Chantel | Gen X and millennial name | 14 | |
| Corine | interwar name | — | |
| Concetta | interwar name | 16 | |
| Chana | current name | 413 | |
| Chelsie | Gen X and millennial name | 18 | |
| Clementine | current name | 676 | |
| Cori | boomer-era name | 106 | |
| Carlee | millennial-parent name | 101 | |
| Catharine | Edwardian name | — | |
| Cordelia | current name | 258 | |
| Cari | boomer-era name | 16 | |
| Christin | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Caryn | boomer-era name | — | |
| Coleen | midcentury name | — | |
| Cataleya | current name | 1,314 | |
| Charli | current name | 597 | |
| Cherry | midcentury name | 42 | |
| Ciera | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Cherish | millennial-parent name | 160 | |
| Claudine | boomer-era name | — | |
| Coral | millennial-parent name | 100 | |
| Christiana | Gen X and millennial name | 58 | |
| Cayla | Gen X and millennial name | 30 | |
| Catrina | Gen X and millennial name | 12 | |
| Celestine | midcentury name | 49 | |
| Corrie | boomer-era name | 38 | |
| Caylee | millennial-parent name | 84 | |
| Chastity | boomer-era name | — | |
| Christal | boomer-era name | 13 | |
| Caren | midcentury name | — | |
| Charleigh | current name | 337 | |
| Carli | Gen X and millennial name | 45 | |
| Cecily | Gen X and millennial name | 137 | |
| Chantal | Gen X and millennial name | 19 | |
| Cristy | boomer-era name | 15 | |
| Charla | boomer-era name | — | |
| Cathrine | midcentury name | — | |
| Cindi | midcentury name | — | |
| Collette | boomer-era name | 82 | |
| Calista | Gen X and millennial name | 131 | |
| Charleen | midcentury name | — | |
| Candi | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Corinna | boomer-era name | 34 | |
| Carmelita | boomer-era name | 14 | |
| Coraline | current name | 414 | |
| Carleen | boomer-era name | — | |
| Caryl | midcentury name | — | |
| Chantelle | Gen X and millennial name | 15 | |
| Capri | current name | 560 | |
| Carlotta | midcentury name | 35 | |
| Carolynn | midcentury name | 45 | |
| Charline | interwar name | 6 | |
| Chiquita | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Cambria | millennial-parent name | 96 | |
| Cinthia | Gen X and millennial name | 13 | |
| Carleigh | millennial-parent name | 67 | |
| Calliope | current name | 682 | |
| Chanda | boomer-era name | — | |
| Chiara | current name | 228 | |
| Corrina | Gen X and millennial name | 15 | |
| Chyna | Gen X and millennial name | 27 | |
| Caleigh | Gen X and millennial name | 44 | |
| Clover | current name | 593 | |
| Charlize | millennial-parent name | 65 | |
| Cami | boomer-era name | 34 | |
| Carolann | midcentury name | 5 | |
| Cathie | midcentury name | — | |
| Cailyn | millennial-parent name | 45 | |
| Cheryle | midcentury name | — | |
| Charisse | boomer-era name | — | |
| Chanelle | Gen X and millennial name | 20 | |
| Cydney | millennial-parent name | 9 | |
| Candis | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Charissa | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Caitlynn | Gen X and millennial name | 11 | |
| Cielo | current name | 364 | |
| Christene | interwar name | — | |
| Casie | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Celena | Gen X and millennial name | 37 | |
| China | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Carin | boomer-era name | 6 | |
| Cinda | midcentury name | — | |
| Citlali | millennial-parent name | 159 | |
| Calli | Gen X and millennial name | 25 | |
| Cherise | boomer-era name | — | |
| Chrissy | boomer-era name | 14 | |
| Carolee | midcentury name | — | |
| Charis | millennial-parent name | 59 | |
| Calla | current name | 156 | |
| Carie | boomer-era name | — | |
| Cristin | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Carlyn | Gen X and millennial name | 12 | |
| Charlette | boomer-era name | 72 | |
| Cherrie | midcentury name | — | |
| Cassondra | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Crista | boomer-era name | — | |
| Catina | boomer-era name | — | |
| Carma | boomer-era name | 9 | |
| Cherri | boomer-era name | — | |
| Colbie | current name | 310 | |
| Cristine | boomer-era name | — | |
| Chevelle | current name | 110 | |
| Chelsi | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Cleta | interwar name | — | |
| Chante | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Cammie | boomer-era name | 10 | |
| Catarina | current name | 103 | |
| Cloe | millennial-parent name | 62 | |
| Corene | interwar name | — | |
| Caydence | millennial-parent name | 31 | |
| Cailey | Gen X and millennial name | 16 | |
| Charisma | millennial-parent name | 25 | |
| Cailin | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Christel | boomer-era name | — | |
| Carolyne | midcentury name | 9 | |
| Candida | boomer-era name | — | |
| Cyndi | midcentury name | — | |
| Caprice | boomer-era name | 14 | |
| Chava | current name | 117 | |
| Charolette | midcentury name | 42 | |
| Chantell | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Chassidy | Gen X and millennial name | 10 | |
| Carri | boomer-era name | — | |
| Ciarra | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Camellia | current name | 123 | |
| Chelsy | Gen X and millennial name | 15 | |
| Cristi | boomer-era name | 5 | |
| Clarisa | Gen X and millennial name | 21 | |
| Corliss | midcentury name | — | |
| Christianna | millennial-parent name | 14 | |
| Cienna | millennial-parent name | 131 | |
| Cosette | current name | 113 | |
| Carletta | boomer-era name | — | |
| Carisa | boomer-era name | — | |
| Caterina | millennial-parent name | 29 | |
| Candyce | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Candie | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Cianna | millennial-parent name | 64 | |
| Claribel | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Camelia | Gen X and millennial name | 40 | |
| Chyanne | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Cherokee | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Chanell | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Coralie | current name | 56 | |
| Citlaly | millennial-parent name | 42 | |
| Christena | boomer-era name | — | |
| Chesney | millennial-parent name | 61 | |
| Cristen | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Claira | millennial-parent name | 110 | |
| Christeen | interwar name | — | |
| Coralee | current name | 29 | |
| Caley | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Cheryll | midcentury name | — | |
| Ciana | millennial-parent name | 44 | |
| Crissy | boomer-era name | — | |
| Celestina | Gen X and millennial name | 44 |
Source: US Social Security Administration, 2025 release.