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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Refugia

Refugia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 1020th; the most babies were born in 1923 (41). More babies were named Refugia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192341 babies
Total since 1880
1,294babies recorded

Refugia popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1926.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#7,7576
1960#7,0965
1950#3,19012
1940#1,83420
1930#1,31434
1920#1,65826
1910#1,50011
1900#1,5408
1890#1,4975
1880——

How popular is Refugia, counting every spelling?

Refugia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Refugia?

About 300 people born in the US named Refugia are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 67 and 84. That makes Refugia a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Refugia by state

How common Refugia was among girls born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (16.2×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesNM0.23Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.47 per 1,000 babiesTX0.47Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Refugia, girls, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Refugia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Refugia, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Refugia

How popular is the name Refugia?

Refugia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 1020th; the most babies were born in 1923 (41). More babies were named Refugia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Refugia a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,289 girls and 5 boys.

Where was Refugia most popular?

In 1921–1925, Refugia was most common in Texas (0.47 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and New Mexico.