Clancy
Clancy was the 3592nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 1734th; the most babies were born in 2024 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 506 places. More babies were named Clancy in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,592 boys, up 856 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- 29% girls, 71% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202437 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,010babies recorded
Clancy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,476 | #3,592 | 12 | 31 |
| 2020 | #8,511 | #4,448 | 12 | 22 |
| 2010 | #9,933 | #5,083 | 11 | 18 |
| 2000 | #9,313 | #3,655 | 10 | 22 |
| 1990 | #6,190 | #2,877 | 14 | 22 |
| 1980 | #9,312 | #3,124 | 6 | 14 |
| 1970 | — | #3,567 | — | 8 |
| 1960 | — | #2,338 | — | 13 |
| 1950 | — | #1,893 | — | 16 |
| 1940 | — | #2,510 | — | 9 |
| 1930 | — | #4,092 | — | 5 |
| 1920 | — | #3,904 | — | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Clancy, counting every spelling?
Clancy is the most common spelling of a name family that had 31 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 31 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clancy | 31 | #3,592 | 152 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Clancy?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Clancy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Clancy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Clancy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Clancy?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Clancy are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 12 and 47. That makes Clancy mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Clancy by state
How common Clancy was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Clancy: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Clancy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Clancy
How popular is the name Clancy?
Clancy was the 3592nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 1734th; the most babies were born in 2024 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 506 places. More babies were named Clancy in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Clancy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 29% girls, 71% boys given the name Clancy in the US.
Where is Clancy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Clancy was most common in Utah (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.