Refugio
Refugio was given to 9 boys in 2025, #8,765 among boys’ names; 4,847 Americans have been recorded with it since 1885 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 2,380 Americans named Refugio and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (49% of everyone recorded); the median is 50 years old and half are between 35 and 69.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Refugio by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
How popular is Refugio?
#8,765 among boys’ names, 2025
Refugio rose from #11,778 in 2015 to #8,765 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 3.1 to 5.3 per million.
106 babies in 1927, the peak
Refugio peaked in 1927, when 106 babies were given it (70 boys, #795 among boys’ names). The 9 births of 2025 are 8% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | under 5 | 9 | #8,765 | |
| 2024 | under 5 | 12 | #7,169 | |
| 2023 | under 5 | 6 | #11,938 | |
| 2022 | under 5 | 6 | #11,998 | |
| 2021 | under 5 | 7 | #10,541 | |
| 2020 | under 5 | 7 | #10,356 | |
| 2019 | under 5 | 13 | #6,693 | |
| 2017 | under 5 | 9 | #8,669 | |
| 2016 | under 5 | 8 | #9,481 | |
| 2015 | under 5 | 6 | #11,778 |
Every recorded year (129)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | under 5 | 8 | #9,425 | |
| 2013 | under 5 | 15 | #5,855 | |
| 2011 | under 5 | 12 | #6,907 | |
| 2010 | under 5 | 10 | #7,998 | |
| 2009 | under 5 | 12 | #7,138 | |
| 2008 | under 5 | 11 | #7,588 | |
| 2007 | under 5 | 22 | #4,466 | |
| 2006 | under 5 | 26 | #3,863 | |
| 2005 | under 5 | 24 | #3,913 | |
| 2004 | under 5 | 12 | #6,428 | |
| 2003 | under 5 | 21 | #4,073 | |
| 2002 | under 5 | 27 | #3,322 | |
| 2001 | under 5 | 29 | #3,119 | |
| 2000 | under 5 | 23 | #3,609 | |
| 1999 | under 5 | 30 | #2,845 | |
| 1998 | under 5 | 18 | #3,971 | |
| 1997 | under 5 | 31 | #2,595 | |
| 1996 | under 5 | 34 | #2,366 | |
| 1995 | under 5 | 23 | #3,074 | |
| 1994 | under 5 | 38 | #2,163 | |
| 1993 | under 5 | 29 | #2,560 | |
| 1992 | under 5 | 44 | #1,871 | |
| 1991 | under 5 | 42 | #1,881 | |
| 1990 | under 5 | 32 | #2,242 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 29 | #2,335 | |
| 1988 | 5 | #13,343 | 29 | #2,178 |
| 1987 | under 5 | 25 | #2,313 | |
| 1986 | under 5 | 30 | #1,994 | |
| 1985 | under 5 | 43 | #1,539 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 42 | #1,498 | |
| 1983 | 5 | #11,561 | 42 | #1,487 |
| 1982 | 5 | #11,826 | 48 | #1,379 |
| 1981 | under 5 | 57 | #1,221 | |
| 1980 | under 5 | 45 | #1,427 | |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,729 | 47 | #1,367 |
| 1978 | under 5 | 39 | #1,501 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 47 | #1,332 | |
| 1976 | 5 | #10,462 | 41 | #1,406 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,858 | 55 | #1,143 |
| 1974 | 7 | #7,471 | 49 | #1,192 |
| 1973 | under 5 | 38 | #1,365 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 33 | #1,496 | |
| 1971 | 6 | #8,073 | 41 | #1,323 |
| 1970 | under 5 | 34 | #1,455 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 39 | #1,275 | |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,895 | 34 | #1,335 |
| 1967 | under 5 | 24 | #1,599 | |
| 1966 | 5 | #7,357 | 30 | #1,417 |
| 1965 | under 5 | 36 | #1,290 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 31 | #1,425 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 28 | #1,502 | |
| 1962 | 6 | #6,402 | 38 | #1,273 |
| 1961 | under 5 | 32 | #1,429 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 42 | #1,224 | |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,939 | 35 | #1,333 |
| 1958 | under 5 | 35 | #1,316 | |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,824 | 49 | #1,096 |
| 1956 | under 5 | 37 | #1,279 | |
| 1955 | 7 | #5,093 | 38 | #1,235 |
| 1954 | 9 | #4,208 | 49 | #1,074 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,527 | 39 | #1,208 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3,736 | 39 | #1,189 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,727 | 52 | #980 |
| 1950 | 8 | #4,234 | 41 | #1,118 |
| 1949 | 6 | #5,124 | 57 | #919 |
| 1948 | 6 | #5,131 | 61 | #876 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,678 | 52 | #994 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,617 | 53 | #921 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,434 | 51 | #894 |
| 1944 | 5 | #5,102 | 44 | #985 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,205 | 53 | #922 |
| 1942 | 10 | #3,159 | 39 | #1,107 |
| 1941 | 9 | #3,194 | 35 | #1,124 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,781 | 38 | #1,061 |
| 1939 | 19 | #1,862 | 39 | #1,028 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,700 | 50 | #894 |
| 1937 | under 5 | 49 | #890 | |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,659 | 36 | #1,089 |
| 1935 | 6 | #4,118 | 33 | #1,159 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,155 | 45 | #952 |
| 1933 | 9 | #3,066 | 44 | #959 |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,806 | 51 | #909 |
| 1931 | 17 | #2,013 | 54 | #878 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,695 | 53 | #925 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,476 | 52 | #938 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,577 | 62 | #843 |
| 1927 | 36 | #1,353 | 70 | #795 |
| 1926 | 35 | #1,351 | 58 | #887 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,736 | 57 | #897 |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,499 | 69 | #816 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,720 | 48 | #1,021 |
| 1922 | 11 | #3,113 | 43 | #1,082 |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,715 | 40 | #1,138 |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,244 | 46 | #1,031 |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,910 | 45 | #1,018 |
| 1918 | 37 | #1,250 | 36 | #1,168 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,979 | 31 | #1,236 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,344 | 35 | #1,112 |
| 1915 | 18 | #1,872 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,533 | 28 | #1,091 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,602 | 20 | #1,169 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,527 | 11 | #1,603 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,795 | 8 | #1,363 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,742 | 9 | #1,178 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,927 | 9 | #1,069 |
| 1908 | 11 | #1,334 | under 5 | |
| 1907 | 9 | #1,487 | 6 | #1,311 |
| 1906 | 10 | #1,301 | 6 | #1,220 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,884 | under 5 | |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,351 | under 5 | |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,989 | 5 | #1,276 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,633 | under 5 | |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,887 | 5 | #1,461 |
| 1897 | 7 | #1,362 | under 5 | |
| 1895 | 7 | #1,405 | under 5 | |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,664 | under 5 | |
| 1892 | 8 | #1,156 | under 5 | |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,497 | under 5 | |
| 1885 | under 5 | 5 | #1,066 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Refugio a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 4,847 Americans recorded as Refugio, 18% are girls and 82% boys. In 2025 it went to 9 boys; SSA lists no girls with it that year (fewer than 5, or none).
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Refugio: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Refugio, and how old are they?
2,380 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 49% of the 4,847 Americans ever recorded as Refugio. The median Refugio alive today is 50 years old; half are between 35 and 69.
The 2020 Census counted 7,298 people named Refugio (1,159 women and girls, 6,139 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 2,647 born in the U.S. The Census count is 2.8 times that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 206 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 589 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 602 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 571 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 302 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 105 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Refugio born?
The states with the most babies named Refugio are Texas, California and Arizona, with 98% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Arizona is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2,140 | not ranked | 7.0× |
| California | 1,151 | not ranked | 3.3× |
| Arizona | 138 | not ranked | 3.1× |
| New Mexico | 53 | not ranked | 1.9× |
| Illinois | 20 | not ranked | 0.1× |
Where Refugio is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Refugio is most over-represented in Texas: since 1910 it was given 7.0 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Refugio with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Refugio
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Refugio and names like it
- Compare Refugio and LovellBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1920sRefugio peaked in 1927.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Refugio since 1910.
- The top names of 1927The year the most babies were named Refugio.
- The names of Generation XMost people named Refugio alive today were born 1965-1980.
- Names starting with RMost given first.