About the name Clancy
Clancy is a boy name with Irish roots, meaning “descendant of a person named Red Warrior”.
It has a unique feel. In 2025, Clancy ranked #3592 for boys in the US, with 31 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2024. Since 2000, 68% of US babies named Clancy were boys.
Etymology
From Irish, meaning “descendant of a person named Red Warrior”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Clancy”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #3592
- In 2015
- #4098
- Babies in 2025
- 31
Popularity of Clancy, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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