50 Best Baby Names That Start With C

Find the name that fits best.

By Shelby Slaughter — Written on Apr 17, 2019

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In search of the best baby names that begin with the letter "C"? We may have a few good selections that will make your life-long decision a little easier. And if you're not looking for unique baby names that start with a certain letter, further down the list you'll find the top 100 baby names of the year.

Hopefully, something catches your eye and you'll be one step closer to finding the perfect name for your little one.

1. Cable

Meaning: English, French

Origin: Rope, ropemaker

2. Camden

Meaning: Scottish

Origin: From the winding valley

3. Campbell

Meaning: Scottish

Origin: Crooked mouth

4. Canan

Meaning: Turkish

Origin: Beloved

5. Carlin

Meaning: Garlic

Origin: Little champion

6. Carol

Meaning: Gaelic

Origin: Melody, song

7. Carson

Meaning: English

Origin: Child of Carr

8. Cassidy

Meaning: Gaelic

Origin: Clever or curly-headed

9. Caellach

Meaning: Gaelic

Origin: Strife

10. Channing

Meaning: English

Origin: Of uncertain origin

11. Chiko

Origin: Japanese

Meaning: Thousand

12. Clare

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Bright

13. Cody

Origin: English

Meaning: Pillow

14. Colby

Origin: English

Meaning: Dark-skinned

15. Columba

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Dove

16. Corin

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Spear-bearer

17. Courtney

Origin: English, French

Meaning: Courteous, or from the court

18. Cyan

Origin: English

Meaning: Greenish blue color

19. Cydney

Origin: English

Meaning: From St. Denis

20. Calandra

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Beautiful one, name given to a lark

21. Caldia

Origin: Greek, Latin

Meaning: The most beautiful, warm

22. Cambrie

Origin: English

Meaning: Latin word for Wales

23. Cameo

Origin: English, Latin

Meaning: Portrait, usually of an elegant woman

24. Camila

Origin: Arabic, Latin

Meaning: Perfect, complete

25. Canan

Origin: Turkish

Meaning: Beloved

26. Cadby

Origin: English

Meaning: From the settlement of the fighting men, or warrior's town

27. Cadman

Origin: Celtic, Welsh

Meaning: Warrior

28. Cailen

Origin: Gaelic

Meaning: Child

29. Calais

Origin: Greek, Latin

Meaning: Son of Bores, Son of the North Wind

30. Calder

Origin: Celtic, English

Meaning: Cold brook, Surname

31. Camshron

Origin: Gaelic

Meaning: Crooked nose

32. Campbell

Origin: Gaelic

Meaning: Crooked mouth

33. Canyon

Origin: English

Meaning: Nature name

34. Car

Origin: Celtic

Meaning: Little champion

35. Carey

Origin: Celtic and Irish

Meaning: Near the castle

36. Carlin

Origin: Gaelic and Irish

Meaning: Little champion

37. Carnell

Origin: English

Meaning: Defender of the castle

38. Carmichael

Origin: Gaelic and Scottish

Meaning: Friend or follower of St. Michael

39. Carswell

Origin: English

Meaning: Near the well where the watercres grows

40. Carver

Origin: English

Meaning: Carves wood or sculpts

41. Cash

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Vain

42. Case

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Variant of Casey Alert

43. Caspar

Origin: Persian

Meaning: Keeper of the treasure

44. Chad

Origin: Celtic and English

Meaning: Defense, warrior

45. Chadwick

Origin: English

Meaning: From the warrior's town

46. Chanan

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Gracious

47. Chancellor

Origin: English

Meaning: Record keeper

48. Channe

Origin: English and Irish

Meaning: Young wolf

49. Chase

Origin: English

Meaning: Huntsman

50. Cheney

Origin: French

Meaning: From the oak wood

If you're still looking for more inspiration, we've compiled a list of the top five girls and boys names that dominated 2018, as well as the top 100 baby names of 2019, courtesy of Mom365.com.

Top 5 girls names for 2018

Olivia
Amelia
Isla
Emily
Ava

Top 5 boys names for 2018

Liam
Noah
Elijah
Logan
Mason

Top 100 names of 2019

1. Emma

2. Liam

3. Noah

4. Olivia

5. Ava

6. Isabella

7. Sophia

8. Elijah

9. Logan

10. Mia

11. Mason

12. James

13. Aiden

14. Ethan

15. Lucas

16. Jacob

17. Michael

18. Matthew

19. Benjamin

20. Amelia

21. Charolette

22. Alexander

23. William

24. Daniel

25. Jayden

26. Oliver

27. Carter

28. Sebastian

29. Joseph

30. David

31. Abigail

32. Emily

33. Gabriel

34. Julian

35. Jackson

36. Anthony

37. Harper

38. Evelyn

39. Dylan

40. Wyatt

41. Madison

42. Grayson

43. Isaiah

44. Christopher

45. Joshua

46. Victoria

47. Christian

48. Samuel

49. Andrew

50. Mateo

51. Sofia