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Arlo vs Artem

Arlo and Artemcompared 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, Arlo was ranked #15 and Artem #1951 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Artem #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Arlo and Artem over time

Arlo and Artem appear together in 2 published lists, across 28 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Artem in 0.

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

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 · Boys20 shared years, 20042024

    Arlo held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Artem in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Artem #1539 in 2013.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Artem #1951.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 20112025

    Arlo held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Artem in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Artem #577 in 2025.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Artem #577.

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 Arlo, Artem
FieldArloArtem
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
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
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

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 #47 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Artem

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2004

    First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys