Clancy is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “Son of the red/ruddy warrior.” In 2024 it was given to 37 boys in the United States.
Clancy belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “Son of the red/ruddy warrior” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Clancy first appears in Social Security records in 1914. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1734 in 1955, and in 2024 37 babies received the name — 1,395 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Clancy means “Son of the red/ruddy warrior” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Clancy is a boy name. In 2024, 37 babies received the name in the US.
Clancy comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Clancy first appears in US records in 1914. Its best-ever ranking was #1734 in 1955, and 37 babies were given the name in 2024.
Clancy is pronounced /ˈklænsi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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