Recorded 1922–2002 Boys' name Peak 1926 332 births

Refujio — boys' name

332 babies named Refujio in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s551930s481940s591950s381960s241970s421980s381990s232000s5
1940s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Refujio was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

13 babies were named Refujio in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Refujio

The Social Security Administration has registered 332 babies named Refujio between 1922 and 2002, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Refujio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Refujio performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Refujio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Refujio in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Refujio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 332 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Refujio at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

332

Since 1922

81 years of records

Peak year

1926

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1922

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2002

Refujio popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1922

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1926)
13
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
468101214 20021986197519571946193919291922 5

Refujio popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1929 (Refujio as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1929 5

Refujio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
59 births that decade — 18% of Refujio's all-time total
1920s551930s481940s591950s381960s241970s421980s381990s232000s5

Refujio by state

Where Refujio concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Refujio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
66 19.9%
#2 California
26 7.8%
Texas share of Refujio's total US births 19.9%
Even split

66 of 332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Refujio?
332 babies have been named Refujio since 1922. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1926 with 13 births.
When was Refujio most popular?
Refujio was most popular in the 1940s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Refujio most popular?
The top states for the name Refujio are Texas (66 births), California (26 births).
How long has the name Refujio been used?
Refujio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 81 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Refujio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Refugio, Refael, Refoel, Reford, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.