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Arlo vs Beauden

Arlo and Beaudencompared 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 Beauden #427 among boys in England and Wales.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2021, Arlo was ranked #17 and Beauden #99 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Beauden #330 among boys in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Beauden #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Beauden #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Arlo and Beauden over time

Arlo and Beauden appear together in 2 published lists, across 19 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Beauden in 0.

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

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, Beauden #419 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 20142024

    Arlo held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Beauden in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Beauden #419 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Beauden #427.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 20182025

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

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Beauden #214 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Beauden #286.

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, Beauden
FieldArloBeauden
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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10082/100
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)); Beauden does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo and Beauden both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Beauden doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

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

Beauden

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2014

    First recorded at #1721 among boys in England and Wales in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2016–2021

    Highest recorded position: #75 among boys in New Zealand, in 2017 (recorded 2016–2021).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys