Refugio
Refugio was the 8769th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 795th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,015 places. More babies were named Refugio in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,769 boys, up 1,593 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192770 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,847babies recorded
Refugio popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #8,769 | — | 9 |
| 2020 | — | #10,362 | — | 7 |
| 2010 | — | #8,004 | — | 10 |
| 2000 | — | #3,615 | — | 23 |
| 1990 | — | #2,247 | — | 32 |
| 1980 | — | #1,427 | — | 45 |
| 1970 | — | #1,456 | — | 34 |
| 1960 | — | #1,225 | — | 42 |
| 1950 | #4,236 | #1,119 | 8 | 41 |
| 1940 | #3,783 | #1,061 | 7 | 38 |
| 1930 | #1,696 | #925 | 23 | 53 |
| 1920 | #1,244 | #1,031 | 39 | 46 |
| 1910 | #1,742 | #1,179 | 9 | 9 |
| 1900 | #1,888 | #1,463 | 6 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,498 | — | 5 | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Refugio, counting every spelling?
Refugio has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Refugio?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Refugio (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Refugio born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Refugio.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Refugio?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Refugio are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 34 and 66. That makes Refugio mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Refugio by state
How common Refugio was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Refugio
How popular is the name Refugio?
Refugio was the 8769th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 795th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,015 places. More babies were named Refugio in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Refugio a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Refugio in the US.
Where is Refugio most popular?
In 2021–2025, Refugio was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).