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Abhinav vs Arlo

Abhinav 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, Abhinav was ranked #5119 and Arlo #15 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2011, Abhinav was ranked #730 and Arlo #490 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Abhinav and Arlo over time

Abhinav and Arlo appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abhinav in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Abhinav 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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Arlo rose about as far as Abhinav fell — from #2097 and #2943 in 1999 to #5119 and #15 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 19992024

    Abhinav held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Arlo in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Abhinav #1209 in 2011, Arlo #15 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2002: Arlo moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #2097 and #2943; by 2002 that had become #2636 and #848.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abhinav #5119, 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 Abhinav, Arlo
FieldAbhinavArlo
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/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10095/100
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)); Abhinav does not have one recorded yet.
  • Abhinav has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Arlo.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Abhinav doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Abhinav

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2009–2011

    Highest recorded position: #701 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2009–2011).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · 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