Clancy comes from the English / Gaelic tradition, meaning The Son of The Red Warrior.
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How popular is Clancy?
2024peak year
Clancy first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1914. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 37 babies received the name (ranked #3220). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4210), with roughly 37 babies named Clancy each year. Clancy's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,968 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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