I’m a huge fan of isograms. When discussing baby names, an isogram is a name that (usually*) doesn’t repeat letters. For example: Caroline is an isogram, but variant Carolina is not because it repeats an ‘a.’ Playing the isogram game is a great way to find unique and distinctive name options. You would be surprised what you can come up with! All kinds of names can be isograms, so if you’re looking for an interesting way to name your baby, they’re a great place to look.
Here’s a long list of isogram names for boys and girls starting with ‘C!’ Most (but not all) came from recent Social Security Administration data. Even some incredibly old-school options are still in use (I’m looking at you Caedmon and Cephas), though the jury’s still out on Cyneburg.
3 Letters:
- Cal
- Cam
- Cat
- Che
- Chi
- Coy
- Cub
- Cyn
4 Letters:
- Cade
- Cady
- Cage
- Cain
- Caio
- Cali
- Cami
- Camp
- Cane
- Carl
- Cary
- Case
- Cash
- Cate
- Cato
- Cera
- Chad
- Chai
- Ciar
- Ciel
- Chaz
- Cher
- Chet
- Chip
- Cian
- Cing
- Ciro
- Clay
- Cleo
- Clea
- Clio
- Coby
- Coda
- Cody
- Cole
- Colm
- Colt
- Cope
- Cora
- Cord
- Cori
- Cove
- Crew
- Cruz
- Cung
- Cyan
- Cyra
- Czar
5 Letters:
- Cabot
- Cagri
- Cahir
- Caine
- Cairo
- Caius
- Caleb
- Calix
- Calum
- Camry
- Caomh
- Capri
- Cardi
- Carlo
- Carly
- Carol
- Carys
- Casey
- Cason
- Cathy
- Cedar
- Cedra
- Celia
- Celso
- Celyn
- Cerys
- Cesar
- Cesia
- Chaim
- Champ
- Chani
- Chaos
- Charm
- Chase
- Chevy
- Chief
- China
- Chloe
- Chord
- Chris
- Chumy
- Cielo
- Ciera
- Cindy
- Clint
- Clive
- Cloud
- Clove
- Clyde
- Coast
- Colby
- Colin
- Conal
- Conri
- Coral
- Corey
- Costa
- Covey
- Cowan
- Cozbi
- Craig
- Crash
- Croix
- Cuban
- Curie
- Cybil
- Cyril
- Cyrus
6 Letters:
- Cadmus
- Caelum
- Calder
- Calise
- Caloni
- Calvin
- Calvus
- Camber
- Camden
- Camilo
- Camoni
- Canelo
- Canute
- Capone
- Carder
- Carine
- Carlin
- Carlos
- Carmel
- Carmen
- Carson
- Carwyn
- Casein
- Casper
- Castle
- Castor
- Catori
- Celina
- Cephas
- Chaise
- Chanel
- Chaney
- Chapel
- Charis
- Charvi
- Chavez
- Chayil
- Chenoa
- Chenxi
- Cheryl
- Chesky
- Chetan
- Chinwe
- Chioma
- Chione
- Chosen
- Christa
- Christy
- Cinder
- Claire
- Clarke
- Claude
- Cletus
- Clover
- Clovis
- Cobain
- Coburn
- Colden
- Colter
- Colvin
- Colwyn
- Conley
- Conrad
- Conway
- Corbin
- Cordae
- Corina
- Corley
- Cortez
- Corvin
- Corwyn
- Cosima
- Coumba
- Cristo
- Crixus
- Cronus
- Crosby
- Cruise
- Crusoe
- Curtis
- Cutler
- Cuyler
- Cyaire
- Cyniah
- Cypher
- Cyprus
- Cyrano
- Cyrine
7 Letters:
- Caedmon
- Caelius
- Caisley
- Caitlyn
- Caledon
- Calhoun
- Caliber
- Calixto
- Calvert
- Calypso
- Caoimhe
- Cambrie
- Cameron
- Carlito
- Carlson
- Carlton
- Carmelo
- Carmine
- Carolyn
- Carsten
- Cashlyn
- Cashton
- Castiel
- Catelyn
- Cathryn
- Celiyah
- Ceriyah
- Chanley
- Charbel
- Charles
- Charlie
- Charity
- Charvik
- Chadwin
- Chasity
- Chaskel
- Chasten
- Cherish
- Chibuzo
- Chidera
- Chinedu
- Chisolm
- Chloris
- Clodagh
- Clarity
- Claudio
- Clayton
- Clifton
- Coleman
- Columba
- Coralie
- Coralyn
- Cordula
- Costner
- Courage
- Crimson
- Crosley
- Cynthia
- Cyprian
- Czeslaw
8 Letters:
- Caroline
- Cephalus
- Chambers
- Champion
- Chandler
- Charline
- Charlton
- Charlize
- Charming
- Chaselyn
- Chaseton
- Chidubem
- Chifundo
- Chikamso
- Chinedum
- Chrisean
- Chrislyn
- Clarkson
- Claudine
- Claudius
- Cleophas
- Cliodhna
- Coleston
- Coltrane
- Consuela
- Copeland
- Cordelia
- Cornelia
- Courtlyn
- Courtney
- Cynebald
- Cyneburg
9 Letters:
- Calogerus
- Cambridge
- Cristobal
- Claiborne
- Corisande
- Cornelius
- Courtland
- Creighton
10 Letters:
- Charleston
- Christabel
- Christobal
- Chrysanthe
There are so many great names to choose from here! I honestly thought there wouldn’t be that many isogram names starting with ‘C,’ but I was wrong. Can you think of any others? As always, let me know some of your favorites.
*There’s a second type of isogram that repeats each letter of a word or name, but these are extremely rare. Cece and Coco are examples of this other version, with each doubling two letters.
If you want to look at my previous isogram name lists, here they are:
This is a fun idea!
I’m always campaigning to bring back weird Anglo Saxon names, so in addition to Cyneburg and Cynebald, I’ll add:
Cyneric
Cynewulf
Coenwulf
Cuthred
LikeLiked by 1 person
I wholeheartedly support your quest! Thanks for contributing.
LikeLike