Baby Girl Names That Start With C

Published: July 22, 2024 by Olivia Mittak | Leave a comment

Congratulations on your coming baby girl! This is such an exciting time for you and your family. We've got tons of names here to help you on your journey to find the right one for your kid. We've also got a few tips to help you along. Let's get into it!

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Most Popular Baby Girl Names Starting with C in 2023

First, we'll start with the most popular baby girl names starting with C from 2023. They are:

Charlotte was the most popular baby girl name starting with C in 2023. This should come as no surprise, as Charlotte has been the most common baby girl name starting with C as far back as 2009.

Let's take a look at how Charlotte compares to other popular names for girls.

Just for fun, let’s take a look at the most popular baby girl names beginning with C throughout history.

Most Popular Baby Girl Names Starting With C
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Unique Baby Girl Names Starting With C in 2023

There are tons of names for girls that start with C. Let's take a look at 15 of the most unique ones.

Constance
Cosette
Christiana
Ciaran
Chesney
Caelan
Clarity
Clarabeth
Calogera
Charis
Crescencia
Conrada
Chiye
Cleopatra
Clothilda
Carrington
Carolinda
Ceil
Clotilda
Csilla

If you don’t have your name in mind yet, don’t worry! Below we present a list of literally every baby girl's name — including middle names — starting with C, along with the name’s meaning and origin.

Cade through Caledonia

Cade — Pure.
Cadee — Pure.
Cadence Latin — Rhythmic.
Cadrian Rhian
Caelyn loved forever — Cay
Cai Vietnamese
Cailey
Cailin Gaelic — A girl.
Caimile African — A family is born.
Cairine Gaelic — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also, used as an independent name.
Cairistiona Scottish Gaelic — A follower of Christ, a Christian.
Cait Irish Gaelic — Pure, virginal.
Caitlin Irish Gaelic — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also, used as an independent name.
Caitlyn — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also, used as an independent name.
Caitrin Irish Gaelic — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Caja Cornish — A daisy.
Cala Arabic — castle
Calandra Greek — A lark.
Calantha Greek — A beautiful blossom.
Caledonia Latin — A woman from Scotland.

Calendre through Cameo

Calendre Greek
Caley Irish Gaelic — Slender. A boy or girl’s name.
Calida Latin — Warns and loving.
Calista Greek — The most beautiful one.
Calix — Very handsome.
Calixte — Very beautiful.
Calla Greek — Beautiful.
Callan German — chatter
Callia French — Beautiful.
Callidora Greek — The gift of beauty.
Calliope Greek — A beautiful voice. The muse of poetry in Greek mythology.
Callista — Most beautiful.
Callisto Greek/Latin — Greek: A mythological nymph. Latin: The beautiful little one.
Caltha Latin — yellow flower
Calypso Greek — A legendary sea nymph. Also a West Indian style of music.
Cam Vietnamese, English — orange fruit, sweet, beloved, referring to the sun
Cambria Latin — An ancient name for Wales.
Camelai Latin — flower name
Camellia — A flower name.
Cameo Italian — An engraved gem.

Camilla through Caralyn

Camilla Latin — From a Roman family name, possibly meaning noble.
Camille Latin — Virginal, unblemished character. Also from a Roman family name. A boy or girl’s name.
Camira Aboriginal — Of the wind.
Canace Greek — The daughter of the wind.
Candace English/Latin — Possibly meaning brilliant white or clarity. The name of several queens of Ethiopia, and mentioned in the Bible.
Candice — Possibly meaning brilliant white or clarity. From the name Candace.
Candida Latin — White.
Candide — Dazzling white.
Candie — Possibly meaning brilliant white From the name Candace.
Candra Latin — Luminescent.
Candy English — The sweet one. Also a nickname from Candace and Candida.
Cantara Arabic — small bridge
Caoimhe Celtic — gentleness, beauty, grace
Capri — Italian island.
Caprice Italian — Unpredictable, whimsical.
Cara Irish Gaelic/Cornish/Italian — Irish Gaelic: A friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one.
Caragh Irish — Love.
Carajean sweet melody — Cari
Caralee — From Cara and Lee. Cara – Irish Gaelic: A friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one. Lee – A meadow or a clearing.
Caralyn — From Cara and Lynn. Cara – Irish Gaelic: A friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one. Lynn – A waterfall.

Cardinia through Carlina

Cardinia Aboriginal — The dawn.
Caren — Pure. Also see Catherine, Karen and Kathleen.
Carensa — Love.
Carenza — Love.
Caresse — Beloved.
Carew Latin — run
Carey Irish/Celtic/Cornish — Irish: The name of a castle. Celtic: From the river. Cornish: The loved one. A boy or girl’s name.
Carha — A pillar stone.
Cari Turkish — flows like water
Carin Irish Gaelic/Cornish/Italian — Irish Gaelic: A friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one.
Carina Aboriginal — A bride. Also, see Cara.
Carine — Irish Gaelic: A friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one.
Carissa Latin — The most beloved one.
Carla — A free person. A feminine form of Charles, Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Carleigh German — freeholder
Carlen Teutonic — woman
Carley — A free person. A feminine form of Charles, Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Carlie — A free person. A feminine form of Charles, Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Carlin Cornish/Irish Gaelic — Cornish: From the fort by the pool. Irish Gaelic: The little champion. A boy or girl’s name.
Carlina Italian — A free person.

Carling through Carrie

Carling Old English — hill where old women or witches gather
Carlota — A free person. A feminine form of Charles, Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Carlotta — A free person. A feminine form of Charles, Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Carly — A free person. A feminine form of Charles, Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Carmel Hebrew — A garden or orchard.
Carmela Italian — A garden or orchard.
Carmelita Spanish — A garden or orchard.
Carmen Spanish — A garden or orchard.
Carmine — A garden or orchard.
Carmita — A garden or orchard.
Carna Arabic — horn
Carnation — A flower name.
Carnelian — The name of a gemstone. A boy or girl’s name.
Carol — A free person.
Carolena — Little and womanly.
Caroline — A free person. A feminine form of Charles, Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Carolyn — From the name Carol and Linda. Carol – A free person. Lyn – A waterfall.
Caron French — pure
Carreen English — A character in Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind. Also, see Cara.
Carrie English — A free person.

Carrieann through Catarina

Carrieann — Gracious and womanly.
Carrigan Gaelic
Carrington Old English — Beautiful
Carryl Welsh — Love. Also, see Carol.
Cary Irish/Celtic/Cornish — Irish: The name of a castle. Celtic: From the river. Cornish: The loved one. A boy or girl’s name.
Caryn Irish Gaelic/Cornish/Italian — Irish Gaelic: A friend. Cornish: Love. Italian: The beloved one.
Carys Welsh — The beloved one.
Cascadia Greek — Cassie, Cass, Cassi, Cassee
Casey Irish Gaelic — The vigilant one. A boy or girl’s name.
Casilda Latin — of the home
Casondra — Not to be believed.
Cassandra Greek — In legend, a Trojan princess with the gift of prophecy.
Cassia Hebrew — From the Cassia tree, a variety of cinnamon. Also, see Kezia.
Cassiel Latin — angel of Saturday, the earthy mother
Casta Latin — Pure and modest.
Castalia Greek — A mythological figure.
Catalin — Wizard.
Catalina Spanish — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Catalonia Spanish — A region of Spain.
Catarina Portuguese — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.

Catava through Cecily

Catava African — a name from a proverb
Caterina Italian — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Cathay — An archaic name for China.
Cathee — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Catherine Greek — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Cathie — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Cathleen Irish — Pure, virginal. Also, see Catherine.
Cathlene Irish — Pure, virginal. Also, see Catherine.
Cathy — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Catrin Welsh — Pure.
Catriona Gaelic — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Cauvery Hindu — Cavery
Cayla — Pure. From the name Catherine or Katherine. Also used as an independent name.
Cayleigh Gaelic — party
Ceana — God is gracious.
Cecania German — free
Cecia Seesha, Sessi
Cecile — Blind.
Cecilia Latin — The blind one, or the sixth. The feminine form of Cecil. Also, see Sheila.
Cecily Irish — The blind one, or the sixth.

Ceinwen through Chana

Ceinwen Welsh — Blessed and fair.
Celandia Greek — the swallow
Celandine — A flower name.
Celena Greek — The goddess of the moon.
Celene Greek — The goddess of the moon.
Celeste Latin — Heavenly.
Celestyn Polish — Heaven.
Celia — The blind one, or the sixth. The feminine form of Cecil. Also, see Sheila.
Celie French — The blind one, or the sixth. The feminine form of Cecil. Also, see Sheila.
Celina Greek — The goddess of the moon.
Celine Greek — The goddess of the moon.
Cerdwin Celtic — the mother Goddess
Cerelia Latin — of the spring
Ceres Latin — The Roman goddess of corn and tillage.
Ceridwen Welsh — Fair poetry.
Cerise French — Cherry red.
Chaitaly Hindu
Chaitra Hindu — Aries sign
Chalsie — Seaport.
Chana — Gracious.

Chanah through Charline

Chanah Hebrew — grace
Chance Old French — A church official or chancellor. A boy or girl’s name.
Chandani Sanskrit — the name of the goddess Devi
Chandi Sanskrit — the angry name of goddess Sakti
Chandra Sanskrit — A shining moon. A boy or girl’s name.
Chane Hindu, Swahili — name of a god, dependability
Chanel French — The name of a famous perfume.
Chantal French — From a family name meaning stone or boulder. The name has also come to mean a little singer.
Chantel — Rocky Land or singer.
Charis Greek — Grace, the graceful one.
Charisma Greek — grace
Charissa Greek — grace
Charisse — Grace, beauty, kindness.
Charity Latin — Loving and benevolent. One of the three Graces in Greek mythology.
Charla — Womanly, full grown. Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Charlee — Womanly, full grown. Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Charleen — A free person. A feminine form of Charles, Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Charleigh — Man.
Charlene — A free person. A feminine form of Charles, Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Charline — Womanly, full grown. Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.

Charlot through Cherie

Charlot — Womanly, full grown. Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Charlotte — Womanly, full grown. Also see Carla, Carol and Caroline.
Charmaine Greek — Delightful.
Charmian Latin — From Shakespeare’s play Antony & Cleopatra.
Charo — A free person. From the name Carol.
Charu Hindu
Chastity Latin — Pure and chaste.
Chavi — Female child.
Chay Old German — man
Chaya Hebrew — life
Chaylen Aylen
Chelle — Like the Lord. A feminine form of Michael. Also see Michaela.
Chelsa — Harbour.
Chelsea — From the name of a fashionable London suburb.
Chelsi — Seaport.
Chelsia — Harbour.
Chenoa Native American — A white dove.
Cher French — The beloved one.
Cheri — The beloved one.
Cherie — Beloved.

Cherilyn through Chloe

Cherilyn English — Derived from Cher or Cheryl and Lynn. Cher and Cheryl – The beloved one. Lynn – A Waterfall.
Cherise Greek — grace
Cherish Old French — The treasured one.
Cherlin — The beloved one.
Cherry — The beloved one. Also a fruit name.
Cheryl — The beloved one.
Chesna Slavonic — Peaceful.
Chevonne Irish Gaelic — Form of Jane and Judith. Jane – God is gracious. Judith – A woman from Judea.
Chhavvi Hindu
Chhaya Hindu — shadow
Chiara Italian — Bright and famous. The name of an Irish county. Also See Clarice.
Chika Japanese — near
Chilali Native American — snowbird
Chimalis Native American — bluebird
Chipo African — gift
Chiquita Spanish — The little one.
Chitra Hindu — portrait
Chitrangda Hindu
Chizu Japanese — A thousand storks. A name which implies longevity.
Chloe Greek — A fertile young maiden.

Chloris through Chrysantha

Chloris Greek — A plant lover.
Cho Japanese/Korean — A butterfly. Korean beautiful.
Choden Tibetan/Sherpa — The devout one.
Chow Chinese — Summer.
Chrissy — Bearing Christ. From the name Christopher.
Christa — Bearing Christ. From the name Christopher.
Christabel English — Beautiful Christian. Derived from Christina and Belle.
Christal — Clear as ice. A gemstone name.
Christea — Bearing Christ. From the name Christa.
Christel — Clear as ice. A gemstone name.
Christelle — Clear as ice. A gemstone name.
Christian Latin — A follower of Christ. A Christian. A boy or girl’s name.
Christiana — Christian, anointed.
Christie Irish/Scottish — A follower of Christ, a Christian. A boy or girl’s name.
Christina Latin — A follower of Christ, a Christian.
Christine — Bearing Christ. From the name Christopher.
Christmas Old English — Born at Christmas time. A boy or girl’s name.
Christy Irish/Scottish — A follower of Christ, a Christian. A boy or girl’s name.
Chruse Greek — golden, the golden one
Chrysantha — A flower name. From Chrysanthemum – Greek for a golden flower.

Chrysilla through Clarabelle

Chrysilla Greek — Golden-haired.
Chyou Chinese — autumn
Ciannait Irish — ancient
Ciar Irish — saint’s name
Ciara Irish Gaelic — A spear.
Cicely — The blind one, or the sixth. The feminine form of Cecil. Also, see Sheila.
Cicily — The blind one, or the sixth.
Cilla — From a Roman family name. From the name Priscilla, but also an independent name.
Cinderella French — A maiden of the cinders or ashes.
Cindy — A maiden of the cinders or ashes. From the name Cinderella, Cynthia and Lucinda (See Lucy), but also used as an independent name.
Cindylou — A maiden of the cinders or ashes. From Cindy and Louise.
Cinnabar Greek — Red. A colour name and also the name of a mineral.
Cinnamon Hebrew — A spice name.
Circe Greek — witch-goddess, seductive
Cirea
Cissy — The blind one, or the sixth.
Claiborne Old English — born of the earth
Claire French — Bright and famous. Also See Clarice.
Clara — Bright and famous. Also See Clarice.
Clarabelle Latin/French — Bright and beautiful. From Clan and Belle.

Clare through Cloris

Clare Latin — Bright and famous. The name of an Irish county. Also See Clarice.
Clarice French from Latin — The little brilliant one. Also See Clue.
Clarinda — Bright and famous. Also See Clarice.
Clarine — Bright and famous. Also See Clarice.
Clarissa — Brilliant.
Claudia Latin — The lame one. The feminine form of Claude.
Clematis Greek — A climbing plant. A flower name.
Clemence Latin — Mild, merciful.
Clementine — Merciful.
Cleo — Glory of the Father. The queen of Egypt from 47-30 BC.
Cleomenes — From Shakespeare’s play Winter’s Tale.
Cleopatra Greek — Glory of the Father. The queen of Egypt from 47-30 BC.
Cleta — Glory of the Father.
Cleva Old English — From the cliff. Feminine form of Clive.
Cliantha Greek — A glorious flower.
Clio Greek — The glorious one. The muse of history in Greek mythology. Also, see Cleopatra.
Clodagh Irish — From the name of a river.
Clodia — The lame one. The feminine form of Claude.
Clorinda Persian — Of renowned beauty.
Cloris — A plant lover.

Clotilda through Consuela

Clotilda Teutonic — Famous battle maiden.
Clove — A nail.
Clover Old English — A flower name.
Clymene Greek — Renowned.
Cochiti Spanish — forgotten
Cody Old English — A pillow or cushion. A boy or girl’s name.
Colenso Cornish — From the dark pool.
Colette French — The people’s victory. The feminine form of Nicholas.
Colleen Irish Gaelic — A girl.
Colletta — The people’s victory. The feminine form of Nicholas.
Collette — The people’s victory. The feminine form of Nicholas.
Columba Latin — Dove-like. The name of a 6th-century Irish saint. Also, see Calum and Coleman. A boy or girl’s name.
Columbia Old English — a dove
Columbine — A flower name. Also, see Columba.
Concepcion Latin/Spanish — Latin: The beginning. Spanish: A name that relates to the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception.
Concordia Latin — The harmonious one.
Conncetta Conny
Connie — Steadfast, constant.
Constance Latin — Steadfast, constant.
Consuela Latin — The consoler or comforter.

Consuelo through Corliss

Consuelo Spanish — Consolation.
Coorah Aboriginal — A woman.
Cora Greek — A maiden.
Corabelle — A combination of Con and Belle, meaning a beautiful maiden.
Coral Latin — From the sea.
Coralia Greek — Like coral.
Coralie — Little maiden.
Corazon Spanish — The heart. Often used in the Philippines.
Corbin — A raven.
Cordelia Celtic — A jewel of the sea.
Coreen Aboriginal — The end of the hills.
Corentine — Little Cora.
Corey Celtic/Gaelic — Dweller in the hollow. A boy or girl’s name.
Corin Cornish/Latin — Cornish: From the corner. Latin: The name of a Roman deity, possibly meaning a spear. Also from Shakespeare’s play As You Like It. A boy or girl’s name.
Corina — A maiden.
Corinda Cori
Corine — A maiden.
Corinna — A maiden.
Corinne — A maiden.
Corliss Old English — The cheerful one.

Cornelia through Crystal

Cornelia Latin — A horn. The feminine form of Cornelius.
Cornelian — The name of a gemstone. A boy or girl’s name.
Corona Latin — A town.
Corowa Aboriginal — A rocky river.
Corrine — A maiden.
Cory — Helmet. A boy or girl’s name.
Cosette — Victorious people.
Cosima Greek — Perfect order.
Cossette French — Of the victorious.
Courtney Old French — The short-nosed one, or frons a placename. A boy or girl’s name.
Crescent Old French — one who creates
Cressida Greek — The golden one. A Shakespearian character.
Crisiant Welsh — Like a crystal. A boy or girl’s name.
Crispina Latin — The curly-haired one. Feminine form of Crispin.
Cristin — A follower of Christ, a Christian.
Cristina — A follower of Christ, a Christian.
Cristine — A follower of Christ, a Christian.
Cristiona Irish Gaelic — A follower of Christ, a Christian.
Cristy — Bearing Christ. From the name Christopher.
Crystal Greek — Clear as ice. A gemstone name.

Curissa through Cyzarine

Curissa
Cuyler Celtic — chapel
Cybele French — The prophetess. From Greek mythology.
Cybil — The prophetess. From Greek mythology.
Cybill — The prophetess. From Greek mythology.
Cynara Greek — thistle
Cyndi — Of the moon.
Cynere Greek — An artichoke or thistle.
Cynthia Greek — Of the moon. An alternative name for the Greek moon goddess, Artemis.
Cypriana Greek — A woman from Cyprus.
Cyprien French — cypriot
Cyrena Greek — A woman from Cyrene, an ancient Greek colony in North Africa.
Cyrene Greek — the name of a mythological nymph
Cyrilla Greek — Lordly or proud one. Feminine form of Cyril.
Cytheria Latin — venus
Cyzarine Russian — royalty

Tips for Picking a Baby Name

Picking a baby's name can be tough. Check out our tips for picking a name for your child:

Take your time. Picking a baby's name doesn't have to be a rush. This is a very important decision, so it's important that you take the time to get it right. Don't jump to pick the first name you like; consider other options as well.

Don't complicate it. Trying to make your child's name unique doesn't have to be a complicated process. It can be as simple as using a rare name or changing up a couple of letters in a common name. If it's taking you a while to figure out how to make your child's name unique, you're overcomplicating it.

Keep your partner in the loop. Your partner, assuming they plan to be an active part of your child's life, will want to have a say in their name. As you come up with a list of names that you like, keep your partner informed so they can offer their opinion. If they suggest a name you don't like, make sure you tell them.

Conclusion

So, there you have it. A ton of names for girls that you can pick from. Did you find some you like? If not, check out some of the other lists we have with baby girl names. There's lots for you to look through! Congratulations on your coming child.