Dog Names That Start With C

528 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with C come from real dogs: 528 different names starting with C, shared by 24,879 licensed dogs in New York City records. The most popular come first, then girl and boy dog names, unisex picks, short names and rare ones.

Charlie and Coco are almost tied at the top of the C list, with Coco given to both boys and girls. In total, 528 names start with C, one of the largest letters.

Sweet treats are a clear pattern: Cookie, Cocoa, Cinnamon and Coco all sound like something from a bakery. Chase, Chance and Cash suit lively dogs, and Cosmo has a playful, spacey feel. Cleo and Cali are popular short picks for female dogs. Chloe and Cooper are steady favourites that never seem to go out of style.

Dog names starting with C: 528
Most popular: Charlie 2,593 dogs
Top girl name: Chloe
Top boy name: Charlie

Most popular dog names that start with C

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Charlie	2,593	boy
2	Coco	2,590	both
3	Chloe	1,275	girl
4	Cooper	1,114	boy
5	Cookie	1,030	girl
6	Cody	629	boy
7	Chase	480	boy
8	Chewy	397	boy
9	Chico	339	boy
10	Chester	328	boy
11	Cosmo	325	boy
12	Chance	283	boy
13	Casper	271	boy
14	Cocoa	264	girl
15	Cleo	254	girl
16	Cash	246	boy
17	Cali	245	girl
18	Chip	232	boy
19	Casey	225	both
20	Cinnamon	225	girl
21	Charlotte	208	girl
22	Callie	205	girl
23	Champ	195	boy
24	Chelsea	158	girl
25	Charley	146	boy
26	Captain	143	boy
27	Clover	143	both
28	Candy	142	girl
29	Clyde	140	boy
30	Cassie	139	girl
31	Chocolate	127	both
32	Clementine	121	girl
33	Charles	119	boy
34	Choco	116	boy
35	Cindy	113	girl
36	Coffee	113	both
37	Comet	106	boy
38	Copper	106	boy
39	Carter	104	boy
40	Chai	99	both
41	Coconut	98	both
42	Cupcake	98	girl
43	Cricket	97	girl
44	Chichi	96	both
45	Cece	91	girl
46	Coby	91	boy
47	Calvin	89	boy
48	Cora	88	girl
49	Canela	87	girl
50	Cannoli	87	both
51	Chiquita	87	girl
52	Caramel	84	both
53	Cashew	83	both
54	Cherry	80	girl
55	Chili	79	both
56	Chuck	76	boy
57	Chi	75	both
58	Chica	74	girl
59	Canelo	69	boy
60	Chief	65	boy

Girl dog names that start with C

Chloe
Cookie
Cocoa
Cleo
Cali
Cinnamon
Charlotte
Callie
Chelsea
Candy
Cassie
Clementine
Cindy
Cupcake
Cricket
Cece
Cora
Canela
Chiquita
Cherry
Chica
Carly
Charli
China
Crystal
Cutie
Clara
Cici
Cara
Chula
Claire
Cassidy
Camila
Chrissy
Capri
Cheyenne
Chole
Carmen
Connie
Chyna

Boy dog names that start with C

Charlie
Cooper
Cody
Chase
Chewy
Chico
Chester
Cosmo
Chance
Casper
Cash
Chip
Champ
Charley
Captain
Clyde
Charles
Choco
Comet
Copper
Carter
Coby
Calvin
Chuck
Canelo
Chief
Cesar
Colby
Cairo
Churro
Cj
Crosby
Clark
Cyrus
Cloud
Cole
Chopper
Cowboy
Carl
Caleb

Unisex dog names with C

Coco
Casey
Clover
Chocolate
Coffee
Chai
Coconut
Chichi
Cannoli
Caramel
Cashew
Chili
Chi
Chihuahua
Cuddles
Cotton
Chestnut
Cola
Cavapoo
Cheddar
Charly
Chicken
Charlee
Coda

Short dog names that start with C

Four letters or fewer: easy to call at the park.

Coco
Cody
Cleo
Cash
Cali
Chip
Chai
Cece
Coby
Cora
Chi
Cj
Cola
Cole
Carl
Cici
Cara
Cruz
Coda
Chef
Coal
Cha
Cory
Chia
Chop
Cam
Chen
Chuy
Che
Colt

Unique dog names that start with C

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Carmela
Carrie
Chunk
Clancy
Clarence
Coal
Cornelius
Carmine
Cecilia
Cha
Cheese
Cory
Caramelo
Celine
Coach
Cockapoo
Cosette
Chia
Chop
Claude
Calypso
Cashmere
Channel
Chips
Colin
Corgi
Cam
Cassius
Chen
Chris
Chuy
Colon
Corduroy
Cubby
Camilla
Candi

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Questions people ask

What is the most popular dog name that starts with C?

Charlie, given to 2,593 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with C?

Chloe, Cookie, Cocoa, Cleo, Cali, Cinnamon, Charlotte, Callie.

What are good boy dog names that start with C?

Charlie, Cooper, Cody, Chase, Chewy, Chico, Chester, Cosmo.

What are unique dog names that start with C?

Carmela, Carrie, Chunk, Clancy, Clarence, Coal, Cornelius, Carmine were each given to only a few dogs.

Source: New York City dog licensing records (the open nycdogs dataset), with each licensed dog counted once. "Girl" or "boy" shows whether most dogs with the name were female or male. Brand, character and celebrity names are left out.

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