The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1985 Starting On C.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on C? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1985 - 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 (3.45%) | 59,575 |
| 34 | Charles | 1 in 134 (0.75%) | 12,888 |
| 52 | Cody | 1 in 244 (0.41%) | 7,088 |
| 57 | Chad | 1 in 267 (0.37%) | 6,466 |
| 63 | Corey | 1 in 330 (0.3%) | 5,228 |
| 75 | Carlos | 1 in 424 (0.24%) | 4,070 |
| 79 | Craig | 1 in 437 (0.23%) | 3,949 |
| 81 | Cory | 1 in 447 (0.22%) | 3,864 |
| 86 | Casey | 1 in 495 (0.2%) | 3,490 |
| 99 | Curtis | 1 in 588 (0.17%) | 2,936 |
| 101 | Christian | 1 in 596 (0.17%) | 2,898 |
| 112 | Carl | 1 in 685 (0.15%) | 2,522 |
| 132 | Chase | 1 in 816 (0.12%) | 2,116 |
| 135 | Caleb | 1 in 831 (0.12%) | 2,078 |
| 153 | Cameron | 1 in 968 (0.1%) | 1,785 |
| 156 | Colin | 1 in 1,004 (0.1%) | 1,720 |
| 157 | Clayton | 1 in 1,010 (0.1%) | 1,710 |
| 161 | Clinton | 1 in 1,028 (0.1%) | 1,680 |
| 177 | Calvin | 1 in 1,160 (0.09%) | 1,489 |
| 203 | Cole | 1 in 1,492 (0.07%) | 1,158 |
| 252 | Cesar | 1 in 2,004 (0.05%) | 862 |
| 256 | Clifford | 1 in 2,035 (0.05%) | 849 |
| 260 | Cedric | 1 in 2,120 (0.05%) | 815 |
| 280 | Courtney | 1 in 2,465 (0.04%) | 701 |
| 288 | Colby | 1 in 2,560 (0.04%) | 675 |
| 303 | Clarence | 1 in 2,708 (0.04%) | 638 |
| 306 | Chance | 1 in 2,729 (0.04%) | 633 |
| 314 | Clifton | 1 in 2,814 (0.04%) | 614 |
| 318 | Clint | 1 in 2,904 (0.03%) | 595 |
| 322 | Chris | 1 in 2,933 (0.03%) | 589 |
| 334 | Collin | 1 in 3,223 (0.03%) | 536 |
| 342 | Charlie | 1 in 3,394 (0.03%) | 509 |
| 416 | Clay | 1 in 4,607 (0.02%) | 375 |
| 431 | Cornelius | 1 in 4,922 (0.02%) | 351 |
| 432 | Carlton | 1 in 4,936 (0.02%) | 350 |
| 517 | Chadwick | 1 in 7,290 (0.01%) | 237 |
| 518 | Colt | 1 in 7,352 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 521 | Clark | 1 in 7,447 (0.01%) | 232 |
| 529 | Clyde | 1 in 7,747 (0.01%) | 223 |
| 532 | Cecil | 1 in 7,818 (0.01%) | 221 |
| 534 | Chester | 1 in 7,889 (0.01%) | 219 |
| 562 | Carson | 1 in 8,770 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 599 | Claude | 1 in 10,471 (0.01%) | 165 |
| 614 | Cristian | 1 in 10,935 (0.01%) | 158 |
| 619 | Cortez | 1 in 11,075 (0.01%) | 156 |
| 621 | Conor | 1 in 11,146 (0.01%) | 155 |
| 627 | Cary | 1 in 11,595 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 628 | Chaz | 1 in 11,673 (0.01%) | 148 |
| 629 | Conrad | 1 in 11,673 (0.01%) | 148 |
| 651 | Coty | 1 in 13,393 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 659 | Cale | 1 in 13,712 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 684 | Carey | 1 in 15,023 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 694 | Carter | 1 in 15,565 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 703 | Carlo | 1 in 15,997 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 704 | Connor | 1 in 15,997 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 709 | Cortney | 1 in 16,299 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 720 | Curt | 1 in 16,612 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 730 | Cassidy | 1 in 17,277 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 741 | Colton | 1 in 17,997 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 750 | Chaim | 1 in 18,577 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 755 | Cedrick | 1 in 18,779 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 760 | Cristopher | 1 in 18,985 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 772 | Cruz | 1 in 20,089 (0%) | 86 |
| 782 | Cornell | 1 in 20,815 (0%) | 83 |
| 787 | Coleman | 1 in 21,329 (0%) | 81 |
| 788 | Cyrus | 1 in 21,329 (0%) | 81 |
| 827 | Coy | 1 in 24,333 (0%) | 71 |
| 837 | Chauncey | 1 in 25,039 (0%) | 69 |
| 838 | Christoper | 1 in 25,039 (0%) | 69 |
| 849 | Cleveland | 1 in 26,177 (0%) | 66 |
| 862 | Channing | 1 in 27,423 (0%) | 63 |
| 867 | Cristobal | 1 in 27,866 (0%) | 62 |
| 885 | Chandler | 1 in 29,787 (0%) | 58 |
| 895 | Cliff | 1 in 30,310 (0%) | 57 |
| 901 | Claudio | 1 in 30,851 (0%) | 56 |
| 933 | Carmelo | 1 in 33,224 (0%) | 52 |
| 942 | Coby | 1 in 33,876 (0%) | 51 |
| 943 | Cooper | 1 in 33,876 (0%) | 51 |
| 967 | Cade | 1 in 35,259 (0%) | 49 |
| 982 | Cullen | 1 in 36,759 (0%) | 47 |
| 994 | Caesar | 1 in 37,558 (0%) | 46 |
| 1002 | Carmen | 1 in 38,393 (0%) | 45 |
| 1028 | Christina | 1 in 42,138 (0%) | 41 |
| 1055 | Camilo | 1 in 44,299 (0%) | 39 |
| 1101 | Carmine | 1 in 49,362 (0%) | 35 |
| 1114 | Chadd | 1 in 50,814 (0%) | 34 |
| 1127 | Cyle | 1 in 52,354 (0%) | 33 |
| 1139 | Chet | 1 in 53,990 (0%) | 32 |
| 1160 | Colter | 1 in 55,731 (0%) | 31 |
| 1181 | Ceasar | 1 in 57,589 (0%) | 30 |
| 1182 | Chadrick | 1 in 57,589 (0%) | 30 |
| 1183 | Cheng | 1 in 57,589 (0%) | 30 |
| 1197 | Clemente | 1 in 59,575 (0%) | 29 |
| 1231 | Carroll | 1 in 63,988 (0%) | 27 |
| 1232 | Christofer | 1 in 63,988 (0%) | 27 |
| 1292 | Catlin | 1 in 71,986 (0%) | 24 |
| 1293 | Charley | 1 in 71,986 (0%) | 24 |
| 1294 | Chistopher | 1 in 71,986 (0%) | 24 |
| 1344 | Chirstopher | 1 in 78,530 (0%) | 22 |
| 1345 | Christoher | 1 in 78,530 (0%) | 22 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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