Given name
Refugia
“one who is sheltered; protected”·“one who provides shelter”
Refugia is a feminine form of Refugio. One Spanish interpretation is “one who provides shelter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Refugia carries the interpretation “one who is sheltered; protected.” Refugia is a feminine form of Refugio. One Spanish interpretation is “one who provides shelter.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Refugia is used as a feminine counterpart of Refugio.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Refugia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,294
- 5 boys · 1,289 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 547 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Refugia’s family of names
Refugia is a feminine form of Refugio. Refugia has a related form in Refugea. Refugia has a related form in Refugeah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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