The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1990 Starting On C.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on C? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1990 - 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 36 (2.74%) | 52,319 |
| 31 | Cody | 1 in 124 (0.81%) | 15,389 |
| 38 | Charles | 1 in 159 (0.63%) | 11,990 |
| 56 | Corey | 1 in 248 (0.4%) | 7,689 |
| 60 | Christian | 1 in 282 (0.35%) | 6,775 |
| 62 | Cameron | 1 in 287 (0.35%) | 6,659 |
| 67 | Cory | 1 in 331 (0.3%) | 5,763 |
| 75 | Carlos | 1 in 367 (0.27%) | 5,195 |
| 85 | Chad | 1 in 439 (0.23%) | 4,348 |
| 88 | Caleb | 1 in 460 (0.22%) | 4,150 |
| 89 | Casey | 1 in 462 (0.22%) | 4,130 |
| 110 | Chase | 1 in 606 (0.17%) | 3,152 |
| 116 | Craig | 1 in 659 (0.15%) | 2,898 |
| 120 | Curtis | 1 in 683 (0.15%) | 2,794 |
| 122 | Colin | 1 in 687 (0.15%) | 2,778 |
| 139 | Colton | 1 in 858 (0.12%) | 2,226 |
| 143 | Carl | 1 in 874 (0.11%) | 2,183 |
| 152 | Clayton | 1 in 950 (0.11%) | 2,010 |
| 172 | Calvin | 1 in 1,083 (0.09%) | 1,762 |
| 200 | Clinton | 1 in 1,285 (0.08%) | 1,485 |
| 203 | Cesar | 1 in 1,299 (0.08%) | 1,470 |
| 222 | Connor | 1 in 1,417 (0.07%) | 1,347 |
| 240 | Collin | 1 in 1,675 (0.06%) | 1,140 |
| 243 | Colby | 1 in 1,714 (0.06%) | 1,114 |
| 248 | Cole | 1 in 1,774 (0.06%) | 1,076 |
| 315 | Chance | 1 in 2,495 (0.04%) | 765 |
| 348 | Clifford | 1 in 2,892 (0.03%) | 660 |
| 354 | Courtney | 1 in 2,960 (0.03%) | 645 |
| 371 | Clint | 1 in 3,258 (0.03%) | 586 |
| 376 | Cedric | 1 in 3,297 (0.03%) | 579 |
| 384 | Clarence | 1 in 3,337 (0.03%) | 572 |
| 419 | Cristian | 1 in 3,743 (0.03%) | 510 |
| 421 | Carlton | 1 in 3,810 (0.03%) | 501 |
| 425 | Corbin | 1 in 3,928 (0.03%) | 486 |
| 427 | Charlie | 1 in 3,985 (0.03%) | 479 |
| 444 | Chaz | 1 in 4,205 (0.02%) | 454 |
| 446 | Coty | 1 in 4,223 (0.02%) | 452 |
| 447 | Chris | 1 in 4,242 (0.02%) | 450 |
| 451 | Clay | 1 in 4,319 (0.02%) | 442 |
| 457 | Carson | 1 in 4,545 (0.02%) | 420 |
| 463 | Conor | 1 in 4,667 (0.02%) | 409 |
| 467 | Clifton | 1 in 4,702 (0.02%) | 406 |
| 483 | Cornelius | 1 in 5,244 (0.02%) | 364 |
| 494 | Chandler | 1 in 5,565 (0.02%) | 343 |
| 523 | Cortez | 1 in 6,118 (0.02%) | 312 |
| 536 | Clark | 1 in 6,321 (0.02%) | 302 |
| 571 | Carter | 1 in 7,018 (0.01%) | 272 |
| 587 | Chadwick | 1 in 7,729 (0.01%) | 247 |
| 618 | Colten | 1 in 8,677 (0.01%) | 220 |
| 630 | Conner | 1 in 9,005 (0.01%) | 212 |
| 651 | Clyde | 1 in 9,740 (0.01%) | 196 |
| 662 | Cecil | 1 in 10,154 (0.01%) | 188 |
| 686 | Conrad | 1 in 11,163 (0.01%) | 171 |
| 689 | Chester | 1 in 11,296 (0.01%) | 169 |
| 736 | Cristopher | 1 in 13,165 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 755 | Cruz | 1 in 14,036 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 763 | Cordell | 1 in 14,353 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 766 | Cooper | 1 in 14,572 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 782 | Cedrick | 1 in 15,395 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 787 | Camron | 1 in 15,520 (0.01%) | 123 |
| 798 | Colt | 1 in 16,178 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 804 | Cullen | 1 in 16,600 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 811 | Claude | 1 in 17,198 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 814 | Carlo | 1 in 17,354 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 815 | Chaim | 1 in 17,354 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 816 | Coleman | 1 in 17,354 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 833 | Codey | 1 in 18,009 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 856 | Cristobal | 1 in 19,282 (0.01%) | 99 |
| 862 | Cary | 1 in 19,680 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 882 | Carey | 1 in 20,978 (0%) | 91 |
| 897 | Cortney | 1 in 21,693 (0%) | 88 |
| 900 | Cyrus | 1 in 21,942 (0%) | 87 |
| 912 | Cornell | 1 in 22,726 (0%) | 84 |
| 930 | Cade | 1 in 23,567 (0%) | 81 |
| 934 | Channing | 1 in 23,862 (0%) | 80 |
| 962 | Carmen | 1 in 25,797 (0%) | 74 |
| 970 | Camilo | 1 in 26,150 (0%) | 73 |
| 1000 | Chauncey | 1 in 28,073 (0%) | 68 |
| 1031 | Caesar | 1 in 30,301 (0%) | 63 |
| 1032 | Camden | 1 in 30,301 (0%) | 63 |
| 1050 | Cassidy | 1 in 30,790 (0%) | 62 |
| 1065 | Cale | 1 in 31,816 (0%) | 60 |
| 1066 | Codie | 1 in 31,816 (0%) | 60 |
| 1083 | Cyle | 1 in 32,913 (0%) | 58 |
| 1091 | Curt | 1 in 33,490 (0%) | 57 |
| 1099 | Cleveland | 1 in 34,089 (0%) | 56 |
| 1133 | Coby | 1 in 36,711 (0%) | 52 |
| 1163 | Christofer | 1 in 39,770 (0%) | 48 |
| 1164 | Claudio | 1 in 39,770 (0%) | 48 |
| 1180 | Carmelo | 1 in 40,616 (0%) | 47 |
| 1212 | Chadd | 1 in 44,394 (0%) | 43 |
| 1213 | Cordero | 1 in 44,394 (0%) | 43 |
| 1234 | Carrington | 1 in 46,560 (0%) | 41 |
| 1260 | Codi | 1 in 48,948 (0%) | 39 |
| 1276 | Cord | 1 in 50,236 (0%) | 38 |
| 1291 | Christina | 1 in 51,593 (0%) | 37 |
| 1304 | Carmine | 1 in 53,027 (0%) | 36 |
| 1305 | Cheyne | 1 in 53,027 (0%) | 36 |
| 1306 | Christoper | 1 in 53,027 (0%) | 36 |
| 1307 | Coy | 1 in 53,027 (0%) | 36 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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