Popular and traditional American names that start with “C”, with meanings and origin. 108 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cade | Round; Barrel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Caden | Battle; Spirit | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Caitlin | Pure (Katherine) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Caitlyn | Pure (Katherine) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Callie | Most beautiful | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Cameron | Crooked nose | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Camilla | Attendant at religious rites | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Camilo | Attendant at religious rites | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Candace | After the Kandake, queens of Kush | 👧 Girl | English |
| Candice | After the Kandake, queens of Kush | 👧 Girl | English |
| Candido | White; Pure; Sincere | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Candy | Sweet; White, pure (Candace) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Caridad | Charity; Our Lady of Charity | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Carissa | Grace; Beloved | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Carl | Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Carlitos | Little Carlos; Free man | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Carlton | Free men's town | 👦 Boy | English |
| Carly | Free woman | 👧 Girl | English |
| Carmelo | Garden; Mount Carmel | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Carmenza | Garden (Carmen) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Carol | Free woman; Song of joy | 👧 Girl | English |
| Carolyn | Free woman | 👧 Girl | English |
| Carrie | Free woman (Caroline) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Carson | Son of the marsh-dwellers | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Carter | Cart driver | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cary | Love; Pure; From Cary | 👦 Boy | English |
| Casandra | Shining upon man (Cassandra) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Casey | Vigilant; Watchful | 🧒 Unisex | Irish |
| Cassandra | Shining upon man | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Cassidy | Clever; Curly-haired | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Cassie | Shining upon man (Cassandra) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cathy | Pure (Catherine) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cecelia | Blind (Roman family name Caecilius) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cecil | Blind (Roman family name Caecilius) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cecilio | After St Cecilia | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Cedric | Kindly; Loved | 👦 Boy | English |
| Celeste | Heavenly | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Celina | Heavenly | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Celso | Lofty; High | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Cesar | Hairy; After Julius Caesar | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Chad | Battle | 👦 Boy | English |
| Chana | Grace (Hannah) | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Chance | Fortune; Luck | 👦 Boy | English |
| Chandler | Candle maker | 👦 Boy | English |
| Charlie | Free man | 🧒 Unisex | English, French |
| Charlotte | Free woman | 👧 Girl | English, German |
| Chase | Hunter | 👦 Boy | English |
| Chasity | Chastity; Purity | 👧 Girl | English |
| Chelsea | Chalk landing place | 👧 Girl | English |
| Chelsey | Chalk landing place | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cherry | Cherry; Dear | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cheryl | Dear; Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Chester | Fortress; Camp | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cheyenne | After the Cheyenne nation | 👧 Girl | Native American |
| Chloe | Green shoot | 👧 Girl | Greek, French |
| Chris | Bearer of Christ (Christopher, Christine) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Chrissy | Follower of Christ (Christine) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Christi | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | English |
| Christie | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | English |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Christy | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | English |
| Chuy | God is salvation (Jesús) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Cierra | Mountain range | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cindy | From Mount Kynthos (Cynthia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cinthia | From Mount Kynthos (Cynthia) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Cinthya | From Mount Kynthos (Cynthia) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Cirilo | Lordly (Cyril) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Clara | Bright; Clear | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Clare | Clear; Bright | 👧 Girl | English |
| Clarence | Bright; From Clare | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clarissa | Bright; Famous | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Clark | Clerk; Scholar | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clay | Clay; Maker of clay | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clayton | Settlement on clay | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cliff | Cliff; Slope | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clifford | Ford by a cliff | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clifton | Town on a cliff | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clint | Hill settlement (Clinton) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clinton | Hill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Clyde | After the River Clyde | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Cody | Helpful; Cushion | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Colby | Coal settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cole | Coal-black; Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | English |
| Colin | Young creature; Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Colleen | Girl | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Collin | Young creature; Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | English |
| Colton | Coal town | 👦 Boy | English |
| Concepcion | Immaculate Conception | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Conner | Lover of hounds | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Connie | Constancy; Steadfast | 👧 Girl | English |
| Connor | Lover of hounds | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Cooper | Barrel maker | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cora | Maiden | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Corey | Hollow; Ravine | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Corina | Maiden | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Cornelio | Horn (Roman family name Cornelius) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Cornelius | Horn (Roman family name Cornelius) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Cory | Hollow; Ravine | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Courtney | Short nose; From Courtenay | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Craig | Rock; Crag | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Cristal | Crystal | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Cristhian | Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Cristina | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Cristobal | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Cristy | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Cruz | Cross | 🧒 Unisex | Spanish |
| Crystal | Crystal | 👧 Girl | English |
| Curtis | Courteous | 👦 Boy | English |