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Baby Boy Names Starting With Cwith meanings and origins

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Boy Names Starting With C

Start with these 10 boy names beginning with C, with short notes on meaning and origin:

1. Caleb

Meaning:
“Faithful,” “loyal,” or “devotion to God”
Origin:
Hebrew

2. Cameron

Meaning:
“Crooked nose” or “crooked river”
Origin:
Scottish

3. Carson

Meaning:
“Son of the marsh-dwellers”
Origin:
Scottish and Irish

4. Charles

Meaning:
“Free man”
Origin:
German and French

5. Christopher

Meaning:
“Bearer of Christ”
Origin:
Greek

6. Cody

Meaning:
“Helpful” or “pillow”
Origin:
Irish

7. Colin

Meaning:
“Young dog,” “cub,” or “victor”
Origin:
Irish and Scottish

8. Connor

Meaning:
“Lover of hounds” or “wise”
Origin:
Irish

9. Caden

Meaning:
“Spirit of battle”
Origin:
Welsh

10. Callum

Meaning:
“Dove” or “peace”
Origin:
Scottish and Irish

Boy names starting with C in the US top 1,000

Every name here made the Social Security Administration's official top 1,000 for babies born in the US in 2025, ordered by how many were named it.

US rankNameBabies named
27Cooper7,472
45Carter6,024
48Charles5,898
58Caleb5,217
68Christopher4,748
76Cameron4,348
96Christian3,641
103Colton3,420
118Callum2,995
124Carson2,883
132Calvin2,710
145Charlie2,460
150Carlos2,418
157Colter2,354
166Connor2,211
182Cole2,003
190Callan1,917
192Chase1,904
201Caden1,742
205Camden1,722
225Cohen1,590
227Callahan1,566
248Cade1,392
256Crew1,352
268Cyrus1,284
285Colt1,188
287Cash1,181
300Clayton1,130
311Colson1,099
318Cody1,076
320Casey1,072
331Cruz1,025
341Cairo965
343Colin950
362Cristian906
377Clark837
385Cesar824
414Cayden774
417Conrad770
442Chance711
479Cassian633
491Caspian614
493Collin613
507Cillian595
512Corbin586
516Callen579
523Chozen571
543Cal554
555Chosen540
566Colsen523
573Clay515
583Cassius504
585Camilo503
602Caiden475
615Colby455
646Chris431
663Creed413
666Chaim411
712Carmelo377
722Cannon374
733Case359
743Clyde350
753Chandler342
764Campbell337
778Corey327
797Crue314
799Calum313
835Cayson296
842Casen293
844Coleson292
845Conor292
846Cason291
864Conner277
869Carlo276
875Coast274
924Casper255
927Caius254
966Colten238
985Curtis232

Data: US Social Security Administration, 2025 births.

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