Antigone comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Against Being Mother.
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How popular is Antigone?
1997peak year
The name Antigone reached its peak in 1997, with 16 registrations (ranked #5903). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1962, roughly 35 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #12342) today, averaging about 8 new babies per year. Antigone's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 388 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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