Adel vs Arlo
Adel 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 2025, Adel was ranked #2014 and Arlo #15 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Adel was ranked #2788 and Arlo #3035 among girls in England and Wales.
Adel and Arlo over time
Adel and Arlo appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adel 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.
Adel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 27 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Arlo rose about as far as Adel fell — from #1199 and #2943 in 1999 to #2014 and #15 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1999–2025
Adel held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Arlo in 24.
Highest recorded here: Adel #1078 in 2001, Arlo #14 in 2023.
The order changed in 2002: Arlo moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #1078 and #1949; by 2002 that had become #1519 and #848.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adel #2014, Arlo #15.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2015–2025
Adel held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Arlo in 6.
Highest recorded here: Adel #2502 in 2017, Arlo #1469 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adel #2788, Arlo #3035.
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
| Field | Adel | Arlo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Meaning 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). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #486 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arlo has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Adel does not have one recorded yet.
- Adel and Arlo both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Adel doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adel
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #461 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–1986
Highest recorded position: #386 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1973–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Arlo
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2013–2023
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in New Zealand, in 2017 (recorded 2013–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls