Names That Start With C

5,786 names Names by letter Checked 8 Oct 2026

Here are the names that start with C that families actually use, taken from US birth records: 3,812 girl names, 1,974 boy names and 26 names often given to both. Each column below shows the 25 used most often, with the number of babies given the name since 1880.

Hard C and soft C both live on this page. Carol and Carl begin with a K sound, while Cynthia and Cleo show how the letter can soften or stay bright.

With roughly 3,800 girl names and nearly 2,000 boy names, C gives you plenty of room. Charles and Christopher are long and formal, yet they shrink neatly to Charlie and Chris. Casey works as a unisex choice with an easy, open ending.

When siblings already have K names, a C spelling can look like a mismatch on paper. Separate C lists for girls and for boys narrow things down.

Girl names: 3,812
Boy names: 1,974
Unisex names: 26
Last names: 9,679

C names popular right now

Girl and boy names starting with C in the 2017 top 1,000, with their rank.

Charlotte #7 girl
Chloe #22 girl
Camila #23 girl
Carter #24 boy
Christopher #38 boy
Claire #49 girl
Charles #49 boy
Caleb #50 boy
Christian #52 boy
Caroline #55 girl
Connor #56 boy
Cameron #60 boy
Colton #70 boy
Cora #83 girl
Carson #83 boy
Cooper #88 boy
Chase #94 boy
Clara #96 girl
Cole #115 boy
Carlos #132 boy
Calvin #145 boy
Camden #148 boy
Charlie #154 girl
Cecilia #168 girl

Unisex names that start with C

Names where at least a quarter of babies were girls and at least a quarter were boys.

Name	Girls	Boys	Babies
Casey	41%	59%	186,185
Cleo	73%	27%	41,828
Carey	43%	57%	29,456
Clair	25%	75%	16,110
Carrol	41%	59%	10,318
Campbell	54%	46%	9,864
Channing	35%	65%	9,605
Claudie	56%	44%	6,716
Collins	44%	56%	5,792
Codi	63%	37%	5,091
Camdyn	44%	56%	4,864
Carlin	42%	58%	4,229
Codie	40%	60%	4,215
Carsyn	69%	31%	4,146
Carrington	59%	41%	4,124
Cris	27%	73%	3,988
Clemmie	73%	27%	3,603
Carman	69%	31%	3,484
Charly	64%	36%	2,991
Charleston	27%	73%	2,891

More letters: unisex names A to Z.

Names that start and end with C

Cedric
Cormac
Cuauhtemoc
Chadric
Cuahutemoc
Citlalic
Chanc
Cederic
Cyric
Cuitlahuac
Cesc
Clarenc
Candic
Chadwic
Chic
Constanc
Cetric
Cadillac
Cerdic
Cuahtemoc

Common last names with C

Clark
Campbell
Carter
Collins
Cook
Cooper
Cox
Cruz
Coleman
Cole
Chavez
Castillo
Crawford
Castro
Cunningham
Carroll

All 9,679 last names that start with C

Questions people ask

What are the most common names that start with C?

For girls, Carol, Cynthia, Catherine, Christine. For boys, Charles, Christopher, Carl, Christian. These have been given to the most babies in US records.

How many names start with C?

US birth records list 3,812 girl names and 1,974 boy names starting with C.

What are gender neutral names that start with C?

Names often given to both girls and boys include Casey, Cleo, Carey, Clair, Carrol, Campbell.

What names start and end with C?

Cedric, Cormac, Cuauhtemoc, Chadric, Cuahutemoc, Citlalic, Chanc, Cederic.

Source: US Social Security baby name records for every name given to at least 5 babies in a year, from 1880 to 2017; last names from the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people).