Clancy

Clancy is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Clancy are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 73%Female 27%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 73% male / 27% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 1,206 male / 491 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Clancy

To address Clancy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Clancy," in English, "Guten Tag Clancy," in German. About 73% of people named Clancy are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Clancy,

German

Guten Tag Clancy,

French

Bonjour Clancy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Clancy:

Chinese

Clancy您好：

Japanese

Clancy様

English

Hi Clancy,

German

Hi Clancy,

French

Salut Clancy,

Spanish

Hola Clancy,

Chinese

Clancy你好：

Japanese

Clancyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Clancy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	71%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,206 male · 491 female · 1,697 births recorded

Male 71%Female 29%

Since 1980: 64% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Clancy a male or female name?

Clancy is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Clancy are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Clancy in an email?

Is Clancy a unisex name?

Clancy is not a unisex name: 73% of people named Clancy are men. Clancy leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Clancy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/clancy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_clancy,
  title  = {Is Clancy a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/clancy},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}