Clancy
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Clancy
Clancy, one of the original crossover Irish surname names, is as energetic and appealing as ever — full of moxie, more distinctive than Casey, and also one of the less obvious of the red-headed names.
Clancy for boys#3592 US
A literary namesake is Clancy Sigal, author of the autobiographical novel Going Away, and there is also the comical mid-century song, Clancy Lowered the Boom.
More common as a last name than a first, Clancy has gained fame via the Irish folk music group the Clancy Brothers, and one of the bestselling authors of all time, Tom Clancy, known for his espionage and techno thrillers.
Clancy for girls#8476 US
Irish surnames are hot, and this one can successfully cross the line to work for girls, replacing the outdated Casey. And only a dozen girls were named Clancy in the US in one recent year (along with 27 boys), making it one of those rare Irish names that are both accessible and distinctive, classic and cool. Clancy is a winner for either gender.
Pronounced CLAN-see.
As of October 2026, Clancy ranked #3592 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1734 in 1955.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,467 | 31 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,098 | 25 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,790 | 28 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,776 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,023 | 26 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,446 | 22 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #3,752 | 29 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,733 | 21 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #3,429 | 34 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #3,220 | 37 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #3,592 | 31 | — | 0 |
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Famous Clancys
- Clarence J. "Clancy" Brown IIIBoy
American actor
- Clancy SigalBoy
American novelist
- Clancy EcclesBoy
Jamaican ska and reggae singer
- Clancy MartinBoy
Canadian philosopher
- Clarence Clifford "Clancy" Pendergast IIIBoy
American football coach
- Clancy EdwardsBoy
American sprinter
- Tom ClancyBoy
American novelist
- PaddyBoy
Tom, Bobby, & Liam Clancy, Irish folksingers
- Mary "Clancy" CollinsGirl
daughter of TV host Gary Collins and Mary Ann Mobley
- Abbey ClancyGirl
British model, TV presenter, and WAG
Clancy in pop culture
- ClancyBoy
free,spirited subject of the poem "Clancy of the Overflow," by Banjo Patterson, an iconic Australian bush poet
- Clancy LassBoy
George's dad on "Dead Like Me"
- Clancy GrayBoy
character in Alexandra Bracken's "The Darkest Minds" trilogy
- Clancy WiggumBoy
police chief on Fox's "The Simpsons"
- Clancy JarvisBoy
character in the game "Resident Evil 7"
- Clancy CrewBoy
character from Lauren Child's Ruby Redfort book series
- Jim ClancyBoy
Melinda's husband on CBS' "Ghost Whisperer"
- ClancyBoy
a fictional character created by band Twenty One Pilots, who attempts to escape a city called Dema.