How Many People Are Named Refugia?
An estimated 263 people in the United States have the first name Refugia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Refugia peaked in popularity in 1926 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Refugia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Refugia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Refugia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
263
About 1 in 1,303,248 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1926
46 births
Total Registered
1,294
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Refugia
Refugia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,294 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Refugia as a male name
Ranked #4,701 in 1926
5 male births in 1926
Peak: 1926 (5 births)
Refugia as a female name
Ranked #12,740 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1923 (41 births)
Refugia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Refugia span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 343 babies were registered. Refugia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Refugia by Decade
How has Refugia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Refugia by State
Refugia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Refugia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Refugia
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Refugia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Refugia?
We estimate approximately 263 people named Refugia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,303,248 Americans share this first name.
Is Refugia a common name?
Refugia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,294 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Refugia most popular?
Refugia reached peak popularity in 1926, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Refugia is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Refugia a female name?
Refugia is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Refugia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Refugia Smith, Refugia Johnson, Refugia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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