Refugio
Meaning
refuge (from Nuestra Senora del Refugio); a devotional name used for both boys and girls in earlier generations
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Refugio has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Refugio
Most people given the name Refugio in the United States were born between 1950 and 1999. The Refugio you meet today is most often in their 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Refugio deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Refugio truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Refugio fits with your family’s names and surname.
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