How Many People Are Named Clancy?
An estimated 1,764 people in the United States have the first name Clancy. It is used for both genders, with 70.9% male. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Clancy peaked in popularity in 2024 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clancy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clancy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,764
About 1 in 194,305 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
70.9% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2024
50 births
Total Registered
1,968
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clancy
Clancy is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (70.9%) and females (29.1%). Out of 1,968 total births registered, 1,395 were male and 573 were female.
Clancy as a male name
Ranked #3,220 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (37 births)
Clancy as a female name
Ranked #8,027 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (24 births)
Clancy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clancy span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 356 babies were registered. While Clancy is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Clancy by Decade
How has Clancy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clancy by State
Birth registrations for Clancy span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Utah. The lowest are in Utah, Texas, California. On average, about 18 Clancys were registered per state.
Clancy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clancy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clancy
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Clancy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clancy?
We estimate approximately 1,764 people named Clancy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 194,305 Americans share this first name.
Is Clancy a common name?
Clancy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,968 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clancy most popular?
Clancy reached peak popularity in 2024, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clancy is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clancy a male name?
Clancy is predominantly male. 70.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clancy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clancy Smith, Clancy Johnson, Clancy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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