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Albi vs Arlo

Albi 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, Albi was ranked #602 and Arlo #15 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Albi was ranked #404 and Arlo #18 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Albi was ranked #660 and Arlo #52 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Albi was ranked #414 and Arlo #62 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Albi and Arlo over time

Albi and Arlo appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Albi 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.

Albi 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 · Boys24 shared years, 20012024

    Albi held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Arlo in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Albi #453 in 2017, Arlo #14 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2002: Arlo moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #1286 and #1949; by 2002 that had become #1799 and #848.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Albi #602, 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 Albi, Arlo
FieldAlbiArlo
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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationScotland · Boys #404 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Albi

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #602 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