Cagney comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Tribute.
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How popular is Cagney?
1986peak year
Today, Cagney has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1986, 37 babies were given the name (ranked #2626 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. In all, around 291 babies have been registered as Cagney since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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