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, 2003–2024
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
| Field | Arav | Arlo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
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
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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
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