Popular and traditional American boy names that start with “C”, with meanings and origin. 57 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cade | Round; Barrel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Caden | Battle; Spirit | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Cameron | Crooked nose | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Camilo | Attendant at religious rites | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Candido | White; Pure; Sincere | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Carl | Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Carlitos | Little Carlos; Free man | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Carlton | Free men's town | 👦 Boy | English |
| Carmelo | Garden; Mount Carmel | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Carson | Son of the marsh-dwellers | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Carter | Cart driver | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cary | Love; Pure; From Cary | 👦 Boy | English |
| Casey | Vigilant; Watchful | 🧒 Unisex | Irish |
| Cecil | Blind (Roman family name Caecilius) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Cecilio | After St Cecilia | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Cedric | Kindly; Loved | 👦 Boy | English |
| Celso | Lofty; High | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Cesar | Hairy; After Julius Caesar | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Chad | Battle | 👦 Boy | English |
| Chance | Fortune; Luck | 👦 Boy | English |
| Chandler | Candle maker | 👦 Boy | English |
| Charlie | Free man | 🧒 Unisex | English, French |
| Chase | Hunter | 👦 Boy | English |
| Chester | Fortress; Camp | 👦 Boy | English |
| Chris | Bearer of Christ (Christopher, Christine) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Chuy | God is salvation (Jesús) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Cirilo | Lordly (Cyril) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Clarence | Bright; From Clare | 👦 Boy | English |
| 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 |
| Collin | Young creature; Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | English |
| Colton | Coal town | 👦 Boy | English |
| Conner | Lover of hounds | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Connor | Lover of hounds | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Cooper | Barrel maker | 👦 Boy | English |
| Corey | Hollow; Ravine | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| 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 |
| Cristhian | Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Cristobal | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Cruz | Cross | 🧒 Unisex | Spanish |
| Curtis | Courteous | 👦 Boy | English |