About 5.7 % of all first names in the United States begin with the letter C…
This makes the initial C a great deal more common than average: As there’s 26 letters in the alphabet, each letter appears as an initial in about 3.8 % of all names. Reality is always different, of course: Some initials appear particularly frequently, while others are much rarer. The most common initials in the United States are A and J, while very few names begin with the letters U and X.
In the US, the most common girls’ name with C is Charlotte, and the most popular boys’ name with the initial C is Carter. Nearly 0.5% of all newborn girls in the United States have been named Charlotte recently, while only 0.7% of all newborn boys have been named Carter. Other popular first names with a C include Christopher, Caleb, Chloe, and Camila.