The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1998 Starting On C.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on C? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1998 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Christopher | 1 in 64 (1.56%) | 26,995 |
| 26 | Christian | 1 in 119 (0.84%) | 14,503 |
| 35 | Cameron | 1 in 152 (0.66%) | 11,417 |
| 42 | Caleb | 1 in 192 (0.52%) | 9,023 |
| 43 | Cody | 1 in 197 (0.51%) | 8,809 |
| 47 | Connor | 1 in 219 (0.46%) | 7,904 |
| 48 | Charles | 1 in 221 (0.45%) | 7,846 |
| 67 | Chase | 1 in 312 (0.32%) | 5,561 |
| 69 | Carlos | 1 in 317 (0.32%) | 5,460 |
| 77 | Cole | 1 in 337 (0.3%) | 5,147 |
| 106 | Colton | 1 in 487 (0.21%) | 3,561 |
| 115 | Corey | 1 in 543 (0.18%) | 3,192 |
| 122 | Colin | 1 in 565 (0.18%) | 3,066 |
| 130 | Collin | 1 in 583 (0.17%) | 2,972 |
| 144 | Cristian | 1 in 682 (0.15%) | 2,540 |
| 150 | Clayton | 1 in 771 (0.13%) | 2,248 |
| 164 | Cory | 1 in 844 (0.12%) | 2,054 |
| 169 | Casey | 1 in 880 (0.11%) | 1,969 |
| 170 | Cesar | 1 in 880 (0.11%) | 1,968 |
| 171 | Chandler | 1 in 895 (0.11%) | 1,935 |
| 185 | Chad | 1 in 964 (0.1%) | 1,797 |
| 187 | Carter | 1 in 971 (0.1%) | 1,785 |
| 192 | Conner | 1 in 986 (0.1%) | 1,758 |
| 202 | Calvin | 1 in 1,064 (0.09%) | 1,629 |
| 208 | Chance | 1 in 1,127 (0.09%) | 1,537 |
| 216 | Carson | 1 in 1,192 (0.08%) | 1,454 |
| 219 | Colby | 1 in 1,207 (0.08%) | 1,435 |
| 225 | Curtis | 1 in 1,244 (0.08%) | 1,393 |
| 251 | Cooper | 1 in 1,484 (0.07%) | 1,168 |
| 260 | Carl | 1 in 1,539 (0.06%) | 1,126 |
| 317 | Craig | 1 in 2,063 (0.05%) | 840 |
| 321 | Corbin | 1 in 2,113 (0.05%) | 820 |
| 332 | Cade | 1 in 2,213 (0.05%) | 783 |
| 335 | Conor | 1 in 2,247 (0.04%) | 771 |
| 391 | Clay | 1 in 2,922 (0.03%) | 593 |
| 411 | Chris | 1 in 3,221 (0.03%) | 538 |
| 422 | Cedric | 1 in 3,365 (0.03%) | 515 |
| 447 | Caden | 1 in 3,734 (0.03%) | 464 |
| 453 | Camron | 1 in 3,834 (0.03%) | 452 |
| 469 | Charlie | 1 in 4,030 (0.02%) | 430 |
| 486 | Colten | 1 in 4,278 (0.02%) | 405 |
| 526 | Coleman | 1 in 5,022 (0.02%) | 345 |
| 527 | Camden | 1 in 5,037 (0.02%) | 344 |
| 530 | Cordell | 1 in 5,052 (0.02%) | 343 |
| 541 | Cullen | 1 in 5,332 (0.02%) | 325 |
| 556 | Cyrus | 1 in 5,572 (0.02%) | 311 |
| 563 | Clarence | 1 in 5,663 (0.02%) | 306 |
| 586 | Coby | 1 in 6,101 (0.02%) | 284 |
| 600 | Clinton | 1 in 6,614 (0.02%) | 262 |
| 619 | Conrad | 1 in 6,931 (0.01%) | 250 |
| 663 | Carlton | 1 in 8,173 (0.01%) | 212 |
| 668 | Clifford | 1 in 8,331 (0.01%) | 208 |
| 672 | Cruz | 1 in 8,371 (0.01%) | 207 |
| 686 | Cornelius | 1 in 8,621 (0.01%) | 201 |
| 691 | Clifton | 1 in 8,796 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 693 | Courtney | 1 in 8,886 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 713 | Cristopher | 1 in 9,417 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 733 | Chaim | 1 in 9,845 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 734 | Cortez | 1 in 9,845 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 738 | Chaz | 1 in 9,958 (0.01%) | 174 |
| 758 | Clark | 1 in 10,566 (0.01%) | 164 |
| 760 | Colt | 1 in 10,696 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 788 | Clint | 1 in 11,552 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 867 | Cale | 1 in 14,203 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 927 | Cristobal | 1 in 16,044 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 953 | Christion | 1 in 16,988 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 967 | Chauncey | 1 in 17,503 (0.01%) | 99 |
| 982 | Carlo | 1 in 18,239 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 992 | Clyde | 1 in 18,834 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 1049 | Cedrick | 1 in 21,392 (0%) | 81 |
| 1054 | Cayden | 1 in 21,934 (0%) | 79 |
| 1106 | Cecil | 1 in 24,066 (0%) | 72 |
| 1112 | Camren | 1 in 24,405 (0%) | 71 |
| 1118 | Claudio | 1 in 24,754 (0%) | 70 |
| 1143 | Cain | 1 in 27,074 (0%) | 64 |
| 1144 | Chester | 1 in 27,074 (0%) | 64 |
| 1187 | Christofer | 1 in 29,875 (0%) | 58 |
| 1206 | Chadwick | 1 in 30,942 (0%) | 56 |
| 1249 | Caelan | 1 in 33,322 (0%) | 52 |
| 1260 | Camilo | 1 in 34,655 (0%) | 50 |
| 1272 | Coleton | 1 in 35,362 (0%) | 49 |
| 1288 | Ceasar | 1 in 36,099 (0%) | 48 |
| 1289 | Colter | 1 in 36,099 (0%) | 48 |
| 1298 | Christain | 1 in 36,867 (0%) | 47 |
| 1299 | Coy | 1 in 36,867 (0%) | 47 |
| 1316 | Canaan | 1 in 37,668 (0%) | 46 |
| 1317 | Codey | 1 in 37,668 (0%) | 46 |
| 1318 | Codie | 1 in 37,668 (0%) | 46 |
| 1349 | Cason | 1 in 39,381 (0%) | 44 |
| 1361 | Campbell | 1 in 40,296 (0%) | 43 |
| 1362 | Cannon | 1 in 40,296 (0%) | 43 |
| 1409 | Cristofer | 1 in 43,319 (0%) | 40 |
| 1426 | Canyon | 1 in 44,429 (0%) | 39 |
| 1427 | Carmen | 1 in 44,429 (0%) | 39 |
| 1453 | Cordarius | 1 in 45,599 (0%) | 38 |
| 1470 | Claude | 1 in 46,831 (0%) | 37 |
| 1493 | Chace | 1 in 48,132 (0%) | 36 |
| 1494 | Cornell | 1 in 48,132 (0%) | 36 |
| 1515 | Clemente | 1 in 49,507 (0%) | 35 |
| 1549 | Chancellor | 1 in 52,508 (0%) | 33 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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