Clancy vs Clarence

Side-by-side comparison of Clancy and Clarence - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Clancy

Boy name · Rank #3228

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Name B

Clarence

Boy name · Rank #1551

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Metric Clancy Clarence
Current Rank #3228 #1551
Total Births (all years) 1,425 303,564
Peak Year 2024 1921
Peak Year Births 37 7,332
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Clancy Clarence
1880s - 8,760
1890s - 11,901
1900s - 13,573
1910s 17 49,196
1920s 52 66,574
1930s 16 42,676
1940s 62 36,197
1950s 106 29,488
1960s 106 17,500
1970s 135 10,667
1980s 156 7,364
1990s 200 4,538
2000s 187 2,592
2010s 214 1,795
2020s 174 743

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Clancy Clarence
2014 31 197
2015 25 185
2016 15 156
2017 28 158
2018 20 173
2019 26 169
2020 22 135
2021 29 129
2022 21 137
2023 34 112
2024 37 113
2025 31 117

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2025.

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