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Albie vs Arlo

Albie 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, Albie was ranked #19 and Arlo #15 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Albie was ranked #32 and Arlo #18 among boys in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Albie was ranked #71 and Arlo #45 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Albie was ranked #179 and Arlo #54 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Albie was ranked #5891 and Arlo #1894 among girls in England and Wales.

Albie and Arlo over time

Albie and Arlo appear together in 3 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Albie in 1.

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

Arlo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Albie 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Albie #19 in 2024, Arlo #14 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 19992024

    Albie held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Arlo in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Albie #19 in 2024, Arlo #14 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Albie #19, Arlo #15.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 20142025

    Albie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Arlo in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Albie #179 in 2025, Arlo #48 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Albie #179, Arlo #54.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 20152024

    Albie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Arlo in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Albie #70 in 2023, Arlo #40 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Albie #71, Arlo #45.

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 Albie, Arlo
FieldAlbieArlo
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 observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #179 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
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)); Albie does not have one recorded yet.
  • Albie and Arlo both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Albie doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Albie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #853 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 recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #179 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