Clancy
Boy name · #3594 in 2025 · Uniqueness 66/100
Clancy is currently the #3594 boy name in the United States — 31 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4080, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 58,065 boys born in 2025 was named Clancy.
Babies named Clancy per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 111-year story
Clancy first appears in the Social Security records in 1914, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 37 babies and a rank of #3216. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Clancy in class?
Clancy scores 66 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Clancy is most common
State-level data for Clancy is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Clancy
Statistically, parents drawn to Clancy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Pascal, Connell, Collins, Chesky, and Ciro.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Clancy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3583 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3216 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3416 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4701 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3740 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4426 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4003 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4739 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3781 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5789 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4080 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3456 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4804 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5256 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5675 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5047 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6802 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4540 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4375 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4223 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4326 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6976 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3626 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3909 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5390 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Clancy a popular boy name?
Clancy ranked #3594 among boys in 2025 with 31 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4080.
When was the name Clancy most popular?
Clancy peaked in 2024, when 37 American boys received the name (ranked #3216 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Clancy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 58,065 newborn American boys was named Clancy. It scores 66/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.