Amran vs Arlo

Amran 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 2018, Amran was ranked #4749 and Arlo #36 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amran was ranked #4843 and Arlo #1894 among girls in England and Wales.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Arlo

Pairs where Arlo shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Arthur vs Arlo
Arthur and Arlo both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Arlo · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Theo vs Arlo
Theo and Arlo both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Theo · Arlo · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Ezra
Arlo and Ezra both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Ezra · 26 shared years, 1999–2024 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Freddie
Arlo and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Freddie · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amran, Arlo
Field	Amran	Arlo
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Amran

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2018
Highest recorded position: #2282 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2018).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
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 #47 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys