Meaning and history
Antigone is a name derived from Greek ἀντί (anti), meaning “against, compared to, like,” and γονή (gone), meaning “birth” or “offspring.” In Greek legend, Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. When King Creon of Thebes decreed that her slain brother Polynices should remain unburied, she defied him by giving her brother a proper burial and was then condemned to be sealed alive in a cave.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 9 births, rank #11,417
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 11 births, rank #10,084
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: 8 births, rank #12,276
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 9 births, rank #11,000
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
20152015: 8 births, rank #11,835
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 11 births, rank #9,341
2018: 9 births, rank #10,545
2019: 5 births, rank #15,539
20202020: 6 births, rank #13,453
2021: 5 births, rank #15,251
2022: 10 births, rank #9,680
2023: 7 births, rank #12,197
20242024: 7 births, rank #12,161
In 2024, 7 babies were recorded with the name Antigone, ranking #12,161 among girls.