Refugio
- Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798
- #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
- Given to boys 82.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1927 · 70 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,984since 1885
Refugio over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #8,243 | 9 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,832 | 12 | |
| 2023 | — | #10,821 | 6 | |
| 2022 | — | #10,863 | 6 | |
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | #9,554 | 7 | |
| 2019 | — | #6,406 | 13 | |
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | #8,140 | 9 | |
| 2016 | — | #8,816 | 8 | |
| 2015 | — | #10,644 | 6 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,781 | 8 | |
| 2013 | — | #5,659 | 15 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | #6,578 | 12 | |
| 2010 | — | #7,591 | 10 | |
| 2009 | — | #6,802 | 12 | |
| 2008 | — | #7,187 | 11 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,375 | 22 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,782 | 26 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,815 | 24 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,138 | 12 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,976 | 21 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,259 | 27 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,061 | 29 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,536 | 23 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,795 | 30 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,849 | 18 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,546 | 31 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,332 | 34 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,020 | 23 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,123 | 38 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,509 | 29 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,844 | 44 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,867 | 42 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,214 | 32 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,292 | 29 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #2,146 | 29 |
| 1987 | — | #2,272 | 25 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,962 | 30 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,524 | 43 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,481 | 42 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #1,470 | 42 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #1,362 | 48 |
| 1981 | — | #1,207 | 57 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,410 | 45 | |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #1,352 | 47 |
| 1978 | — | #1,487 | 39 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,312 | 47 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #1,390 | 41 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #1,138 | 55 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #1,182 | 49 |
| 1973 | — | #1,354 | 38 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,473 | 33 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #1,309 | 41 |
| 1970 | — | #1,435 | 34 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,265 | 39 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #1,314 | 34 |
| 1967 | — | #1,573 | 24 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #1,401 | 30 |
| 1965 | — | #1,271 | 36 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,408 | 31 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,485 | 28 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #1,259 | 38 |
| 1961 | — | #1,406 | 32 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,210 | 42 | |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #1,324 | 35 |
| 1958 | — | #1,305 | 35 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,090 | 49 |
| 1956 | — | #1,257 | 37 | |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #1,219 | 38 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #1,068 | 49 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #1,189 | 39 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #1,182 | 39 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #972 | 52 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #1,105 | 41 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #911 | 57 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #872 | 61 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #984 | 52 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #911 | 53 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #884 | 51 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #974 | 44 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #917 | 53 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | #1,089 | 39 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #1,108 | 35 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #1,050 | 38 |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | #1,015 | 39 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #883 | 50 |
| 1937 | — | #880 | 49 | |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #1,068 | 36 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #1,148 | 33 |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | #942 | 45 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #946 | 44 |
| 1932 | #1,754 | 20 | #902 | 51 |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 | #869 | 54 |
| 1930 | #1,661 | 23 | #915 | 53 |
| 1929 | #1,447 | 28 | #930 | 52 |
| 1928 | #1,541 | 27 | #835 | 62 |
| 1927 | #1,331 | 36 | #786 | 70 |
| 1926 | #1,325 | 35 | #875 | 58 |
| 1925 | #1,700 | 25 | #890 | 57 |
| 1924 | #1,475 | 32 | #814 | 69 |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | #1,008 | 48 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #1,072 | 43 |
| 1921 | #1,668 | 26 | #1,122 | 40 |
| 1920 | #1,233 | 39 | #1,020 | 46 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | #1,009 | 45 |
| 1918 | #1,234 | 37 | #1,152 | 36 |
| 1917 | #1,923 | 18 | #1,222 | 31 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | #1,096 | 35 |
| 1915 | #1,800 | 18 | #1,342 | 25 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #1,073 | 28 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #1,146 | 20 |
| 1912 | #1,477 | 14 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1885
The first year at least five boys were named Refugio! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1905, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Refugio is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Refugio in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Refugio
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 1,411 spots since 2024 (#6,832 → #8,243)
- 1,311 spots since 2020 (#9,554 → #8,243)
- Biggest jump: 194 spots in 1924
- Biggest drop: 210 spots in 1952
Rise & fade · boys
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1927 at #786 (70 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 22 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 1924–1934
Share of babies · boys
1 in 16,099
- Highest: 1 in 16,099 boys born in 1927 were named Refugio (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 189,786 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 13.7% of all boys named Refugio (545) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1919
- Mostly girls until 1918, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 31 | #1,020 (1909) | #1,156 |
| 1910s | 248 | #1,009 (1919) | #1,198 |
| 1920s | 545 | #786 (1927) | #935 |
| 1930s | 454 | #869 (1931) | #957 |
| 1940s | 483 | #872 (1948) | #970 |
| 1950s | 414 | #972 (1951) | #1,171 |
| 1960s | 334 | #1,210 (1960) | #1,359 |
| 1970s | 424 | #1,138 (1975) | #1,343 |
| 1980s | 390 | #1,207 (1981) | #1,713 |
| 1990s | 321 | #1,844 (1992) | #2,510 |
| 2000s | 207 | #3,061 (2001) | #4,593 |
| 2010s | 81 | #5,659 (2013) | #7,827 |
| 2020s | 47 | #6,832 (2024) | #9,338 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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