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Aarush vs Arlo

Aarush and Arlocompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Aarush was ranked #1282 and Arlo #15 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Aarush was ranked #432 and Arlo #54 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Aarush and Arlo over time

Aarush and Arlo appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aarush in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Aarush reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arlo in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 20052024

    Aarush held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Arlo in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Aarush #662 in 2011, Arlo #14 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aarush #1282, Arlo #15.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aarush, Arlo
FieldAarushArlo
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedMeaning uncertain — likely derived by Edmund Spenser from the real Irish place name Aherlow ('between two highlands') for the fictional Arlo Hill in The Faerie Queene (1590).
OriginNot yet recordedIrish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈɑɹ.loʊ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arlo has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Aarush does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aarush and Arlo both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Aarush doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Aarush

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2005

    First recorded at #3849 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2022–2025

    Highest recorded position: #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2022–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Arlo

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #2943 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2013–2023

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in New Zealand, in 2017 (recorded 2013–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #47 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys