unisex name
Clancy
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,025
Clancy is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 30% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Clancy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 57 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 62 |
| 1950s | 106 |
| 1960s | 106 |
| 1970s | 225 |
| 1980s | 216 |
| 1990s | 356 |
| 2000s | 288 |
| 2010s | 314 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 247 |
How popular is Clancy?
In 2025, Clancy was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Clancy is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Clancy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Clancy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Clancy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Clancy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Clancy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Clancy
How popular is the name Clancy?
In 2025, Clancy was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Clancy a girl's or a boy's name?
Clancy is used for both girls and boys. About 30% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Clancy?
Clancy has 2 syllables.
When was Clancy most popular?
Clancy peaked in 2024, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Clancy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Clancy currently ranks #3,643 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.