Clancy

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A few things about Clancy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Clancy

Clancy Brown

American actor (born 1959)

Choose Clancy and your child shares a first name with Clancy Brown, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Clancy, like who?” Clancy Brown's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 55,249 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Clancy, 31 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Clancy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryClancy first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1955, when it reached #1,725.
• 🚀TrendClancy has climbed 843 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #3,583. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlClancy is given to both boys and girls: 72% of the 43 babies named Clancy in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Irish, Clancy means “red warrior”. Our records link it to Celtic, Irish and Irish surname roots.

About the name Clancy

Clancy is a gender-neutral name of Celtic, Irish and Irish surname origin meaning “red warrior”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-ncy”. US birth records list Clancy for boys from 1914 to 2025, in 98 of those 112 years. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked #1,725 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,583, with 31 babies. Of the 43 US babies named Clancy in 2025, 28% were girls and 72% were boys.

Origin:Celtic namesIrish namesIrish surname names