The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1986 Starting On C.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on C? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1986 - 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 30 (3.3%) | 56,664 |
| 34 | Charles | 1 in 136 (0.73%) | 12,620 |
| 56 | Cody | 1 in 248 (0.4%) | 6,927 |
| 59 | Chad | 1 in 285 (0.35%) | 6,024 |
| 62 | Corey | 1 in 298 (0.34%) | 5,761 |
| 68 | Cory | 1 in 353 (0.28%) | 4,868 |
| 76 | Carlos | 1 in 423 (0.24%) | 4,063 |
| 80 | Craig | 1 in 438 (0.23%) | 3,926 |
| 83 | Casey | 1 in 457 (0.22%) | 3,758 |
| 90 | Christian | 1 in 538 (0.19%) | 3,196 |
| 100 | Curtis | 1 in 591 (0.17%) | 2,907 |
| 114 | Carl | 1 in 707 (0.14%) | 2,430 |
| 129 | Caleb | 1 in 822 (0.12%) | 2,090 |
| 134 | Cameron | 1 in 845 (0.12%) | 2,034 |
| 142 | Chase | 1 in 881 (0.11%) | 1,951 |
| 158 | Colin | 1 in 1,030 (0.1%) | 1,668 |
| 160 | Clayton | 1 in 1,040 (0.1%) | 1,652 |
| 162 | Calvin | 1 in 1,043 (0.1%) | 1,648 |
| 174 | Clinton | 1 in 1,136 (0.09%) | 1,513 |
| 220 | Cole | 1 in 1,639 (0.06%) | 1,048 |
| 253 | Colby | 1 in 2,021 (0.05%) | 850 |
| 255 | Clifford | 1 in 2,038 (0.05%) | 843 |
| 256 | Cesar | 1 in 2,040 (0.05%) | 842 |
| 275 | Courtney | 1 in 2,334 (0.04%) | 736 |
| 294 | Cedric | 1 in 2,576 (0.04%) | 667 |
| 298 | Clarence | 1 in 2,651 (0.04%) | 648 |
| 322 | Collin | 1 in 2,897 (0.03%) | 593 |
| 327 | Clifton | 1 in 3,041 (0.03%) | 565 |
| 345 | Clint | 1 in 3,343 (0.03%) | 514 |
| 356 | Chris | 1 in 3,499 (0.03%) | 491 |
| 359 | Chance | 1 in 3,542 (0.03%) | 485 |
| 361 | Charlie | 1 in 3,564 (0.03%) | 482 |
| 425 | Clay | 1 in 4,694 (0.02%) | 366 |
| 430 | Cornelius | 1 in 4,759 (0.02%) | 361 |
| 443 | Carlton | 1 in 5,098 (0.02%) | 337 |
| 490 | Clark | 1 in 6,225 (0.02%) | 276 |
| 503 | Chadwick | 1 in 6,608 (0.02%) | 260 |
| 520 | Cecil | 1 in 7,070 (0.01%) | 243 |
| 533 | Connor | 1 in 7,602 (0.01%) | 226 |
| 554 | Conor | 1 in 8,142 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 559 | Clyde | 1 in 8,260 (0.01%) | 208 |
| 560 | Cristian | 1 in 8,260 (0.01%) | 208 |
| 572 | Conrad | 1 in 8,811 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 578 | Carson | 1 in 8,948 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 599 | Cordell | 1 in 9,817 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 603 | Colton | 1 in 9,931 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 607 | Cortez | 1 in 10,288 (0.01%) | 167 |
| 609 | Colt | 1 in 10,350 (0.01%) | 166 |
| 612 | Coty | 1 in 10,412 (0.01%) | 165 |
| 618 | Chester | 1 in 10,738 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 656 | Cordero | 1 in 12,185 (0.01%) | 141 |
| 668 | Chaz | 1 in 13,115 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 678 | Claude | 1 in 13,635 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 690 | Cary | 1 in 14,199 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 691 | Cruz | 1 in 14,199 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 702 | Carter | 1 in 14,684 (0.01%) | 117 |
| 709 | Cornell | 1 in 15,204 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 716 | Carlo | 1 in 15,478 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 721 | Cale | 1 in 15,762 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 722 | Carey | 1 in 15,762 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 734 | Curt | 1 in 16,680 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 740 | Cedrick | 1 in 17,181 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 750 | Cortney | 1 in 17,712 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 782 | Cristopher | 1 in 19,748 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 784 | Chandler | 1 in 19,977 (0.01%) | 86 |
| 798 | Cyrus | 1 in 20,952 (0%) | 82 |
| 818 | Coleman | 1 in 22,026 (0%) | 78 |
| 848 | Chaim | 1 in 24,198 (0%) | 71 |
| 849 | Cullen | 1 in 24,198 (0%) | 71 |
| 852 | Chauncey | 1 in 24,544 (0%) | 70 |
| 869 | Cleveland | 1 in 26,031 (0%) | 66 |
| 870 | Cristobal | 1 in 26,031 (0%) | 66 |
| 894 | Coby | 1 in 28,634 (0%) | 60 |
| 922 | Carmen | 1 in 30,680 (0%) | 56 |
| 923 | Christina | 1 in 30,680 (0%) | 56 |
| 947 | Channing | 1 in 32,416 (0%) | 53 |
| 956 | Claudio | 1 in 33,687 (0%) | 51 |
| 957 | Coy | 1 in 33,687 (0%) | 51 |
| 994 | Cade | 1 in 37,349 (0%) | 46 |
| 995 | Carmine | 1 in 37,349 (0%) | 46 |
| 1010 | Carmelo | 1 in 39,047 (0%) | 44 |
| 1021 | Christoper | 1 in 39,955 (0%) | 43 |
| 1043 | Chadrick | 1 in 41,904 (0%) | 41 |
| 1061 | Cliff | 1 in 44,053 (0%) | 39 |
| 1062 | Cooper | 1 in 44,053 (0%) | 39 |
| 1084 | Cassidy | 1 in 46,434 (0%) | 37 |
| 1110 | Camron | 1 in 49,087 (0%) | 35 |
| 1120 | Chet | 1 in 50,531 (0%) | 34 |
| 1131 | Camilo | 1 in 52,062 (0%) | 33 |
| 1146 | Crystal | 1 in 53,689 (0%) | 32 |
| 1163 | Carroll | 1 in 55,421 (0%) | 31 |
| 1212 | Charlton | 1 in 61,359 (0%) | 28 |
| 1226 | Caesar | 1 in 63,632 (0%) | 27 |
| 1227 | Ceasar | 1 in 63,632 (0%) | 27 |
| 1244 | Cordaro | 1 in 66,079 (0%) | 26 |
| 1283 | Carnell | 1 in 71,586 (0%) | 24 |
| 1284 | Christoher | 1 in 71,586 (0%) | 24 |
| 1285 | Christpher | 1 in 71,586 (0%) | 24 |
| 1305 | Chadd | 1 in 74,698 (0%) | 23 |
| 1306 | Chistopher | 1 in 74,698 (0%) | 23 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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