12,000+ boy names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or sort by rank. Click any name for pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling pairings, and a teasing-risk score.
2,404 boy names starting with C
cart driver, transporter of goods
Englishwhole-hearted, faithful
Englishbarrel maker
Englishfree man
Englishbearer of Christ, Christ-carrier
Greekcrooked river, winding stream
ScottishChristian (the religion)
Englishcoal town, dark settlement
Englishson of Carr (marsh dweller)
Americanfree man
Spanishlover of hounds, wolf lover
Irishderived from Calvus, bald
Englishpeaceful, gentle
Scottishcoal, swarthy
Englishhunter
Americanfree man
Englishwinding valley
Americanbattle
Americanyoung horse tender
Americanpriest
Jewish Americanlittle battle
Scottishgroup, team, company of people
Americansun, throne
Persianround barrel, lump
Englishfrisky, energetic youth
Americanhelpful; assistant; descendant of the helpful one
AmericanCurrency
AmericanChrist-follower
Europeanthe anointed one's follower
Spanishvictory of the people (from Nicholas)
Englishphonetic American invention
Americanson of Cole
Americanthe victorious (Arabic city name)
Americanimperial title, ruler
Spanishdescendant of Ceallachán
Irishgood fortune, luck
Englishone who is learned
Englishstrife, war
Irishbold counsel
Germancrow, dark bird
Englishbattle
Scottishpeople's victory
Englishnoble, freeborn youth
Spanishmortal, earthly
Englishson of Cadan
Americanof the ancient Roman Cassia gens
Englishof the Caspian Sea
Englishdark man's settlement, coal-black farm
Englishstatement of belief, system of faith
Americanof the Cassian family (Roman gens)
Englishdivinely appointed, called by God
Americanincrease, growth
Englishcharcoal, dark
Englishanointed one carrier
Englishbald (short for Calvin from Latin Calvinus)
Americanraven
Irishlife, the living
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Liam has been #1 on the SSA boys list every year since 2017. Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah are consistently in the top five. The full ranked list is above.
Theodore, Finn, Atlas, and Jasper are all climbing. They sound contemporary without being invented, which means they'll age well on a resume.
Henry, Walter, Arthur, and Edmund are all up. Strong, one or two syllable names with history behind them are outperforming invented names right now. The pattern repeats every generation.
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