Top Boy Baby Names starting with c

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1978.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1978 Starting On C.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on C? These were the 100 most popular names from 1978 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys this specific year.

Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
3Christopher1 in 32 (3.08%)47,246
27Charles1 in 103 (0.97%)14,847
35Chad1 in 152 (0.66%)10,115
61Corey1 in 310 (0.32%)4,939
66Craig1 in 343 (0.29%)4,472
73Cory1 in 399 (0.25%)3,845
78Carlos1 in 414 (0.24%)3,702
92Casey1 in 510 (0.2%)3,003
96Curtis1 in 543 (0.18%)2,821
100Carl1 in 588 (0.17%)2,606
114Christian1 in 698 (0.14%)2,195
148Clinton1 in 872 (0.11%)1,758
152Cody1 in 919 (0.11%)1,667
174Chris1 in 1,165 (0.09%)1,316
187Calvin1 in 1,243 (0.08%)1,233
202Clayton1 in 1,431 (0.07%)1,071
203Cameron1 in 1,438 (0.07%)1,066
209Clint1 in 1,516 (0.07%)1,011
214Clifford1 in 1,562 (0.06%)981
223Colin1 in 1,655 (0.06%)926
225Clarence1 in 1,699 (0.06%)902
240Clifton1 in 1,829 (0.05%)838
254Cedric1 in 2,009 (0.05%)763
256Courtney1 in 2,033 (0.05%)754
270Cesar1 in 2,202 (0.05%)696
273Caleb1 in 2,247 (0.04%)682
289Charlie1 in 2,436 (0.04%)629
336Chadwick1 in 3,147 (0.03%)487
368Carlton1 in 3,880 (0.03%)395
370Cornelius1 in 3,930 (0.03%)390
399Chester1 in 4,575 (0.02%)335
406Cecil1 in 4,745 (0.02%)323
407Clay1 in 4,789 (0.02%)320
421Clyde1 in 5,058 (0.02%)303
480Chance1 in 6,494 (0.02%)236
487Claude1 in 6,692 (0.01%)229
494Colby1 in 6,872 (0.01%)223
537Collin1 in 8,109 (0.01%)189
541Cary1 in 8,239 (0.01%)186
563Cedrick1 in 8,757 (0.01%)175
572Carey1 in 9,068 (0.01%)169
579Curt1 in 9,288 (0.01%)165
590Clark1 in 10,082 (0.01%)152
602Carlo1 in 10,569 (0.01%)145
640Conrad1 in 12,460 (0.01%)123
656Chauncey1 in 13,211 (0.01%)116
704Cornell1 in 16,303 (0.01%)94
721Conor1 in 16,841 (0.01%)91
731Cruz1 in 17,415 (0.01%)88
743Carson1 in 18,030 (0.01%)85
752Cleveland1 in 18,689 (0.01%)82
758Cole1 in 19,156 (0.01%)80
770Chaim1 in 20,165 (0%)76
776Carmen1 in 20,710 (0%)74
791Chet1 in 21,285 (0%)72
792Cyrus1 in 21,285 (0%)72
800Chase1 in 21,893 (0%)70
812Carmelo1 in 22,873 (0%)67
819Coby1 in 23,577 (0%)65
849Claudio1 in 26,423 (0%)58
850Cortez1 in 26,423 (0%)58
851Cortney1 in 26,423 (0%)58
859Cristobal1 in 26,886 (0%)57
893Chadd1 in 30,650 (0%)50
918Christina1 in 33,316 (0%)46
919Coy1 in 33,316 (0%)46
920Cristian1 in 33,316 (0%)46
956Cliff1 in 37,379 (0%)41
963Cale1 in 38,313 (0%)40
970Chuck1 in 40,329 (0%)38
984Carnell1 in 41,419 (0%)37
1009Chadrick1 in 45,074 (0%)34
1034Carmine1 in 47,891 (0%)32
1048Christoper1 in 49,436 (0%)31
1105Caesar1 in 56,760 (0%)27
1106Christos1 in 56,760 (0%)27
1119Che1 in 58,943 (0%)26
1143Carter1 in 61,301 (0%)25
1144Charley1 in 61,301 (0%)25
1159Candelario1 in 63,855 (0%)24
1160Cipriano1 in 63,855 (0%)24
1161Corry1 in 63,855 (0%)24
1174Cristopher1 in 66,631 (0%)23
1218Clemente1 in 72,977 (0%)21
1219Connor1 in 72,977 (0%)21
1220Conrado1 in 72,977 (0%)21
1221Cullen1 in 72,977 (0%)21
1242Chip1 in 76,626 (0%)20
1243Coleman1 in 76,626 (0%)20
1260Chancey1 in 80,659 (0%)19
1280Constantine1 in 85,140 (0%)18
1317Carroll1 in 90,148 (0%)17
1345Cade1 in 95,782 (0%)16
1346Cecilio1 in 95,782 (0%)16
1347Chandler1 in 95,782 (0%)16
1386Catarino1 in 102,168 (0%)15
1387Crystal1 in 102,168 (0%)15
1462Camilo1 in 117,886 (0%)13
1463Camron1 in 117,886 (0%)13
1464Cassidy1 in 117,886 (0%)13

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026


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