Girls' name · since 1962
Antigone
388 babies named Antigone in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 388
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
388 girls have been named Antigone since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Antigone recorded 388 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2024.
- #13,757 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 388 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antigone ranks #13,757 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 388 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 388
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antigone's 388 recorded births place it above 80.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Antigone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antigone splits its recorded history at 1994: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antigone popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Antigone by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (86 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Antigone's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Antigone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 86 births (22% of all-time use).
Antigone by state
Where Antigone concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 388 births nationwide.
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What to do with Antigone's data
- Antigone's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Antigones (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Antigone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Antigone draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.