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
anointed one
Italianelder, wise man
West Africanheavens, celestial realm
Frenchone who works at the latticed barrier
Englishstory of Baal
Lebaneseleader, head, principal one
Americanthe anointed one
Greeksmall flock, family group
Americanmodern phonetic respelling of Caden/Caiden
Americanreddish-brown color
Americanlover of churches, bright-headed
Irishfrom the island of Cyprus
Americanlittle gentle one (variant of Kevin)
Irishsmall fort
Americandear one, sweetheart
Turkishswift flier, visionary (symbolic meaning)
Native Americanheart's friend, chosen friend
Welshshowing clemency, forgiving
Italianwarrior's settlement, warrior's town
Englishhorn blower
Americanson of Cole; charcoal-dark
Americantraveling salesman
Englishalert in battle
Americanpath, way (via Cason etymology)
Americansanctuary, sacred space
Americanchoice, selection, that which is chosen
Americanshort form of Cleopatra
Englishfollower of Christ, anointed one
Danishholy monk
Italiandescendant of Creadan
Irishfire demon (fictional)
Englishcolt settlement; farm where young horses are kept
Englishbeautiful, elegant one
Indiancorner, nook
Americanvariant of Cassius, ancient Roman gens name
Americanconstant, steadfast, resolute
Spanishfrom Cyprus, the island
Latinorder, beauty, universe
Italianlittle cross
Mexicanmost excellent, finest
Spanishheavenly, of the sky
Spanishbold, brave counsel
Englishwarrior
Englishperson of no importance (archaic)
Americanshort land, curtailed land
Englishinvented warrior name, holy warrior
Americanguelder rose tree; handsome youth
Irishtall, lofty, elevated
Spanishfrom the fortress
Irishcurly-haired
Englishfrom the Cayman Islands
Americanfortress, military camp
Americanfield, plain (Latin campus)
Americannoble, of good character
Italiancoast, shore
Italianspear
Americanchromium element
Americanthat which is believed
Americanfrom Cyprus
ItalianChrist-bearer, bearing the anointed one
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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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