Archie vs Arlo
Archie 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, Archie was ranked #10 and Arlo #15 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Archie was ranked #10 and Arlo #18 among boys in Scotland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Archie was ranked #27 and Arlo #12 among boys in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Archie was ranked #20 and Arlo #45 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Archie was ranked #26 and Arlo #47 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Archie was ranked #46 and Arlo #54 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Archie and Arlo over time
Archie and Arlo appear together in 5 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Archie held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Arlo in 1.
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.
Archie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Arlo in 2. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2016, Arlo moved ahead of Archie in New Zealand · Boys — #46 and #59 the year before became #36 and #23.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Archie #14 in 2021, Arlo #19 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Archie held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Arlo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Archie #9 in 2020, Arlo #14 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Archie #10, Arlo #15.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2009–2025
Archie held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Arlo in 2.
Highest recorded here: Archie #46 in 2025, Arlo #48 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Archie #46, Arlo #54.
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2011–2024
Archie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Arlo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Archie #18 in 2020, Arlo #40 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Archie #20, Arlo #45.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 2015–2025
Archie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Arlo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Archie #14 in 2021, Arlo #19 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Archie #26, Arlo #47.
New Zealand · Boys11 shared years, 2013–2023
Archie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Arlo in 8.
Highest recorded here: Archie #17 in 2022, Arlo #10 in 2017.
The order changed in 2016: Arlo moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #46 and #59; by 2016 that had become #36 and #23.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Archie #27, Arlo #12.
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 | Archie | Arlo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Genuine, bold; from Germanic elements meaning roughly 'genuinely brave'. | 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 | Germanic, via Archibald | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹtʃi/ | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Archy, Archibald | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #26 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Archie is recorded with a Germanic, via Archibald origin, while Arlo is recorded with a Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) origin.
- Archie and Arlo both have 2 syllables.
- Archie's recorded meaning differs from Arlo's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Archie a "high" Data Confidence level and Arlo a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Archie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #192 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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #9 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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