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Arlo vs Arrabella

Arlo and Arrabellacompared 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 · Girls

    In 2025, Arlo was ranked #3035 and Arrabella #3035 among girls in England and Wales.

Arlo and Arrabella over time

Arlo and Arrabella appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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

Arrabella 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.

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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Arlo and Arrabella changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2015 and 2025, ending at #3035 and #3035.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 20152025

    Arlo held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Arrabella in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Arrabella #2042 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #3035, Arrabella #3035.

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.

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, 19992025 · 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, 19992025 · 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 · 27 shared years, 19992025 · 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, 19992025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arlo, Arrabella
FieldArloArrabella
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningMeaning 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).Not yet recorded
OriginIrish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɑɹ.loʊ/Not yet recorded
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #15 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3035 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arlo has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Arrabella does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Arrabella.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Arrabella doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

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 #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Arrabella

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2003

    First recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2003–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2042 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 2003–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls