Top Boy Baby Names starting with c

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1979.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1979 Starting On C.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on C? These were the 100 most popular names from 1979 - 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
2Christopher1 in 32 (3.15%)50,671
28Charles1 in 108 (0.92%)14,828
38Chad1 in 158 (0.63%)10,154
63Corey1 in 339 (0.29%)4,738
74Carlos1 in 388 (0.26%)4,148
77Craig1 in 400 (0.25%)4,023
82Cory1 in 448 (0.22%)3,589
91Curtis1 in 502 (0.2%)3,202
93Casey1 in 522 (0.19%)3,084
100Carl1 in 555 (0.18%)2,897
120Christian1 in 714 (0.14%)2,252
144Clinton1 in 869 (0.12%)1,850
146Cody1 in 877 (0.11%)1,834
178Calvin1 in 1,223 (0.08%)1,315
188Chris1 in 1,285 (0.08%)1,252
200Clayton1 in 1,349 (0.07%)1,192
206Cameron1 in 1,432 (0.07%)1,123
207Colin1 in 1,435 (0.07%)1,121
215Clint1 in 1,525 (0.07%)1,055
219Clifford1 in 1,582 (0.06%)1,017
244Clarence1 in 1,851 (0.05%)869
247Caleb1 in 1,919 (0.05%)838
258Cedric1 in 2,041 (0.05%)788
262Courtney1 in 2,073 (0.05%)776
268Clifton1 in 2,159 (0.05%)745
273Cesar1 in 2,237 (0.04%)719
292Charlie1 in 2,430 (0.04%)662
329Chadwick1 in 3,099 (0.03%)519
368Carlton1 in 3,689 (0.03%)436
399Cornelius1 in 4,468 (0.02%)360
420Cecil1 in 5,106 (0.02%)315
429Chester1 in 5,222 (0.02%)308
435Clyde1 in 5,361 (0.02%)300
437Collin1 in 5,434 (0.02%)296
440Clay1 in 5,489 (0.02%)293
482Colby1 in 6,459 (0.02%)249
487Claude1 in 6,619 (0.02%)243
527Chance1 in 7,623 (0.01%)211
554Curt1 in 8,334 (0.01%)193
579Clark1 in 9,461 (0.01%)170
598Carey1 in 10,310 (0.01%)156
599Cary1 in 10,310 (0.01%)156
621Conrad1 in 11,488 (0.01%)140
637Cedrick1 in 12,372 (0.01%)130
640Carlo1 in 12,468 (0.01%)129
683Chase1 in 14,756 (0.01%)109
690Chauncey1 in 15,032 (0.01%)107
700Conor1 in 15,465 (0.01%)104
703Cole1 in 15,769 (0.01%)102
721Cornell1 in 16,930 (0.01%)95
740Carson1 in 18,277 (0.01%)88
756Chaim1 in 19,147 (0.01%)84
771Cleveland1 in 20,105 (0%)80
800Cortney1 in 22,033 (0%)73
809Chadrick1 in 22,977 (0%)70
824Cristobal1 in 24,370 (0%)66
836Cyrus1 in 24,744 (0%)65
840Cruz1 in 25,131 (0%)64
845Cortez1 in 25,530 (0%)63
871Coby1 in 27,731 (0%)58
884Carmelo1 in 28,721 (0%)56
888Claudio1 in 29,243 (0%)55
897Carmine1 in 29,785 (0%)54
904Cliff1 in 30,347 (0%)53
905Cristian1 in 30,347 (0%)53
950Coy1 in 34,965 (0%)46
972Carroll1 in 37,404 (0%)43
973Cullen1 in 37,404 (0%)43
985Cale1 in 39,229 (0%)41
986Carmen1 in 39,229 (0%)41
992Chadd1 in 40,210 (0%)40
997Christos1 in 41,241 (0%)39
1034Cordell1 in 44,677 (0%)36
1035Corry1 in 44,677 (0%)36
1042Chaz1 in 45,954 (0%)35
1043Clemente1 in 45,954 (0%)35
1069Christoper1 in 50,262 (0%)32
1092Cristopher1 in 53,613 (0%)30
1110Charley1 in 55,462 (0%)29
1111Chet1 in 55,462 (0%)29
1147Christina1 in 59,570 (0%)27
1148Christofer1 in 59,570 (0%)27
1149Chuck1 in 59,570 (0%)27
1200Cecilio1 in 67,016 (0%)24
1201Coleman1 in 67,016 (0%)24
1215Celestino1 in 69,930 (0%)23
1236Ceasar1 in 73,109 (0%)22
1260Che1 in 76,590 (0%)21
1285Candelario1 in 80,419 (0%)20
1286Cassidy1 in 80,419 (0%)20
1318Carter1 in 84,652 (0%)19
1344Caesar1 in 89,355 (0%)18
1345Cliffton1 in 89,355 (0%)18
1346Conrado1 in 89,355 (0%)18
1366Cornelio1 in 94,611 (0%)17
1367Courtland1 in 94,611 (0%)17
1397Chandler1 in 100,524 (0%)16
1398Chistopher1 in 100,524 (0%)16
1399Constantine1 in 100,524 (0%)16
1442Cade1 in 107,226 (0%)15

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


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