Antigone
Antigone was the #3,333 girls' name in England & Wales in 2025 (7 babies).
Antigone as a girl’s name
- US
- England & Wales
Show the numbers
| Year | US | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,333 (7) |
| 2024 | #12,161 (7) | #3,016 (8) |
| 2023 | #12,197 (7) | #2,504 (10) |
| 2022 | #9,680 (10) | #2,674 (9) |
| 2021 | #15,251 (5) | #3,519 (6) |
| 2020 | #13,453 (6) | #2,615 (9) |
| 2019 | #15,539 (5) | #4,001 (5) |
| 2018 | #10,545 (9) | #2,499 (10) |
| 2017 | #9,341 (11) | — |
| 2016 | — | #3,214 (7) |
| 2015 | #11,835 (8) | #2,945 (8) |
| 2014 | — | #5,691 (3) |
| 2013 | #11,000 (9) | — |
| 2012 | — | #5,876 (3) |
| 2011 | — | #3,185 (7) |
The tide so far
- Peaked in England & Wales in 2023 at #2,504.
- Holding steady over the last five years.
- First recorded in England & Wales in 1998.
How common is it?
about 1 in 36,000 baby girls in the published England & Wales list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.
Next year
On its recent trend, Antigone is likely to keep rising in England & Wales in 2026: about 1 in 29,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 47,000.
Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.