Arlo vs Bailey

Arlo and Baileycompared 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 Bailey #249 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Bailey #268 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Bailey #256 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Arlo was ranked #52 and Bailey #516 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #638 and Bailey #215 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Arlo was ranked #446 and Bailey #350 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Bailey #795 among girls in England and Wales.

Arlo and Bailey over time

Arlo and Bailey appear together in 4 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Bailey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 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.

One moved ahead of the other
In 2015, Arlo moved ahead of Bailey in England and Wales · Boys — #141 and #106 the year before became #102 and #130.
Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Arlo rose about as far as Bailey fell — from #2943 and #102 in 1999 to #15 and #249 in 2024.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Arlo #1469 in 2023, Bailey #560 in 2021.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Bailey in 16.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Bailey #62 in 2005.
The order changed in 2015: Arlo moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #141 and #106; by 2015 that had become #102 and #130.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Bailey #249.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2009–2023
Arlo held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Bailey in 4.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #52 in 2023, Bailey #286 in 2014.
The order changed in 2015: Arlo moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #364 and #286; by 2015 that had become #294 and #421.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Arlo #52, Bailey #516.
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2011–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Bailey in 4.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #40 in 2023, Bailey #150 in 2015.
The order changed in 2016: Arlo moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #211 and #150; by 2016 that had become #151 and #281.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #45, Bailey #256.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2015–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Bailey in 10.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Bailey #560 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Bailey #795.

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, 1999–2025 · 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, 1999–2025 · 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 · 26 shared years, 1999–2024 · 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, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Other comparisons involving Bailey

Pairs where Bailey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Jack vs Bailey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Jack #1 in 2003, Bailey #23 in 2004.
Jack · Bailey · 19 shared years, 1996–2014 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2004 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Mason vs Bailey
In New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Mason moved into the top 50 at #27 in 2011 as Bailey fell out of it to #63, having been #47 the year before.
Mason · Bailey · 11 shared years, 2003–2014 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2011 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Hunter vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Hunter moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2005 as Bailey fell out of it to #67, having been #47 the year before.
Hunter · Bailey · 10 shared years, 1999–2008 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2005 New Zealand ranking
Mitchell vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Bailey moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2003 as Mitchell fell out of it to #61, having been #36 the year before.
Mitchell · Bailey · 11 shared years, 1996–2006 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2003 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arlo, Bailey
Field	Arlo	Bailey
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	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).	Not yet recorded
Origin	Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈɑɹ.loʊ/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	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 #47 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

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

Bailey

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2014
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls