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Arlo vs Azlan

Arlo and Azlancompared 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 Azlan #298 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Azlan #432 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Azlan #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Arlo and Azlan over time

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

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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arlo #14 in 2023, Azlan #298 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 20052024

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

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Azlan #298 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Azlan #298.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 20102025

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

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Azlan #509 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Azlan #509.

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, Azlan
FieldArloAzlan
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, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (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)); Azlan does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo and Azlan both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Azlan doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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

Azlan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2005

    First recorded at #3208 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2005–2024

    Highest recorded position: #298 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2005–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys