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Arav vs Arlo

Arav 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, Arav was ranked #3254 and Arlo #15 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2012, Arav was ranked #718 and Arlo #430 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Arav and Arlo over time

Arav 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, Arav in 0.

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

Arav 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 · Boys22 shared years, 20032024

    Arav held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Arlo in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Arav #1147 in 2013, Arlo #14 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arav #3254, 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 Arav, Arlo
FieldAravArlo
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, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #3254 (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)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Arav

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2003

    First recorded at #2189 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — 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 #3254 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