How Many People Are Named Refugio?
people named Refugio are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 141,175 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,847 babies named Refugio in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
106 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Refugio, 7.8% were girls and 92.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Refugio fell from 69% in the 1900s to 0% in the 2000s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Refugio alive today is about 51 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Refugio first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 1927, to 106 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Refugio has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #795, in 1927. In 2025 it ranked #8,765. Among girls, its best rank was #1,156, in 1892.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,765 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #795 (1927) | #1,156 (1892) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #939 in the 1920s | #1,548 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Refugio alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Refugio were born in Texas than in any other state: about 974 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Refugio was given 9.6 times as often in Texas, 4.9 times in Arizona and 4.5 times in California.
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