Refugio
Refugio is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Refugio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Refugio is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Refugio
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Refugio as a girl name dates back to 1890, when 5 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 39 newborns named Refugio — #1,233 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Refugio on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Refugio last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 863 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Refugio as a boy name dates back to 1885, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 70 newborns named Refugio — #786 in the national rankings. Refugio last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Refugio
Refugio is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Refugio's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #786. Use the chart and map above to compare Refugio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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