The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1982 Starting On C.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on C? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1982 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Christopher | 1 in 29 (3.49%) | 59,210 |
| 31 | Charles | 1 in 119 (0.84%) | 14,297 |
| 48 | Chad | 1 in 215 (0.47%) | 7,903 |
| 71 | Carlos | 1 in 400 (0.25%) | 4,247 |
| 73 | Craig | 1 in 423 (0.24%) | 4,017 |
| 74 | Corey | 1 in 431 (0.23%) | 3,937 |
| 86 | Casey | 1 in 497 (0.2%) | 3,419 |
| 93 | Cory | 1 in 525 (0.19%) | 3,235 |
| 95 | Cody | 1 in 535 (0.19%) | 3,171 |
| 100 | Curtis | 1 in 577 (0.17%) | 2,941 |
| 104 | Carl | 1 in 606 (0.17%) | 2,803 |
| 114 | Christian | 1 in 664 (0.15%) | 2,555 |
| 133 | Clinton | 1 in 820 (0.12%) | 2,071 |
| 161 | Clayton | 1 in 1,003 (0.1%) | 1,692 |
| 170 | Caleb | 1 in 1,082 (0.09%) | 1,569 |
| 171 | Colin | 1 in 1,115 (0.09%) | 1,523 |
| 176 | Calvin | 1 in 1,168 (0.09%) | 1,453 |
| 177 | Cameron | 1 in 1,169 (0.09%) | 1,452 |
| 214 | Clifford | 1 in 1,523 (0.07%) | 1,115 |
| 240 | Cedric | 1 in 1,833 (0.05%) | 926 |
| 246 | Clint | 1 in 1,874 (0.05%) | 906 |
| 248 | Chase | 1 in 1,895 (0.05%) | 896 |
| 258 | Cesar | 1 in 2,078 (0.05%) | 817 |
| 259 | Clarence | 1 in 2,127 (0.05%) | 798 |
| 265 | Cole | 1 in 2,185 (0.05%) | 777 |
| 273 | Courtney | 1 in 2,338 (0.04%) | 726 |
| 288 | Clifton | 1 in 2,511 (0.04%) | 676 |
| 289 | Chris | 1 in 2,523 (0.04%) | 673 |
| 358 | Charlie | 1 in 3,675 (0.03%) | 462 |
| 362 | Colby | 1 in 3,773 (0.03%) | 450 |
| 373 | Collin | 1 in 3,967 (0.03%) | 428 |
| 381 | Carlton | 1 in 4,141 (0.02%) | 410 |
| 396 | Cornelius | 1 in 4,421 (0.02%) | 384 |
| 429 | Chadwick | 1 in 4,993 (0.02%) | 340 |
| 450 | Clay | 1 in 5,390 (0.02%) | 315 |
| 454 | Colt | 1 in 5,530 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 474 | Clyde | 1 in 6,242 (0.02%) | 272 |
| 482 | Chester | 1 in 6,382 (0.02%) | 266 |
| 494 | Cecil | 1 in 6,764 (0.01%) | 251 |
| 497 | Clark | 1 in 6,846 (0.01%) | 248 |
| 537 | Claude | 1 in 8,084 (0.01%) | 210 |
| 548 | Chaz | 1 in 8,706 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 592 | Conor | 1 in 10,416 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 602 | Conrad | 1 in 10,745 (0.01%) | 158 |
| 607 | Cedrick | 1 in 10,883 (0.01%) | 156 |
| 628 | Cristian | 1 in 12,127 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 642 | Curt | 1 in 12,960 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 643 | Chance | 1 in 13,161 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 649 | Carson | 1 in 13,368 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 666 | Cary | 1 in 14,388 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 679 | Carlo | 1 in 14,892 (0.01%) | 114 |
| 683 | Carey | 1 in 15,024 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 707 | Cleveland | 1 in 16,169 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 727 | Chauncey | 1 in 17,324 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 740 | Cortney | 1 in 18,255 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 745 | Cortez | 1 in 18,454 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 757 | Cyrus | 1 in 19,076 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 760 | Cliff | 1 in 19,292 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 766 | Cristobal | 1 in 19,514 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 770 | Cornell | 1 in 19,973 (0.01%) | 85 |
| 788 | Chaim | 1 in 20,960 (0%) | 81 |
| 801 | Cruz | 1 in 21,490 (0%) | 79 |
| 843 | Carter | 1 in 24,967 (0%) | 68 |
| 878 | Coleman | 1 in 28,296 (0%) | 60 |
| 895 | Carmelo | 1 in 29,785 (0%) | 57 |
| 903 | Colton | 1 in 30,317 (0%) | 56 |
| 918 | Chadrick | 1 in 32,033 (0%) | 53 |
| 919 | Chet | 1 in 32,033 (0%) | 53 |
| 922 | Chadd | 1 in 32,649 (0%) | 52 |
| 942 | Christoper | 1 in 34,648 (0%) | 49 |
| 957 | Carmine | 1 in 36,122 (0%) | 47 |
| 958 | Coy | 1 in 36,122 (0%) | 47 |
| 959 | Cristopher | 1 in 36,122 (0%) | 47 |
| 970 | Carmen | 1 in 36,907 (0%) | 46 |
| 980 | Claudio | 1 in 37,727 (0%) | 45 |
| 1003 | Coby | 1 in 41,408 (0%) | 41 |
| 1021 | Chandler | 1 in 43,532 (0%) | 39 |
| 1038 | Connor | 1 in 45,885 (0%) | 37 |
| 1056 | Carroll | 1 in 47,159 (0%) | 36 |
| 1067 | Cale | 1 in 48,507 (0%) | 35 |
| 1068 | Charley | 1 in 48,507 (0%) | 35 |
| 1105 | Cordell | 1 in 53,054 (0%) | 32 |
| 1133 | Cecilio | 1 in 56,591 (0%) | 30 |
| 1151 | Christos | 1 in 58,543 (0%) | 29 |
| 1152 | Cooper | 1 in 58,543 (0%) | 29 |
| 1178 | Cheyne | 1 in 62,879 (0%) | 27 |
| 1194 | Camron | 1 in 65,298 (0%) | 26 |
| 1195 | Christina | 1 in 65,298 (0%) | 26 |
| 1208 | Chuck | 1 in 67,909 (0%) | 25 |
| 1209 | Crystal | 1 in 67,909 (0%) | 25 |
| 1210 | Cullen | 1 in 67,909 (0%) | 25 |
| 1228 | Ceasar | 1 in 70,739 (0%) | 24 |
| 1244 | Constantine | 1 in 73,815 (0%) | 23 |
| 1245 | Cuong | 1 in 73,815 (0%) | 23 |
| 1293 | Candelario | 1 in 80,845 (0%) | 21 |
| 1294 | Cliffton | 1 in 80,845 (0%) | 21 |
| 1327 | Cassidy | 1 in 84,887 (0%) | 20 |
| 1328 | Christofer | 1 in 84,887 (0%) | 20 |
| 1329 | Corry | 1 in 84,887 (0%) | 20 |
| 1330 | Coty | 1 in 84,887 (0%) | 20 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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