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Arlo vs Beaux

Arlo and Beauxcompared 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 Beaux #2921 among boys in England and Wales.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Beaux #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

Arlo and Beaux over time

Arlo and Beaux appear together in 2 published lists, across 21 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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

Beaux 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arlo #14 in 2023, Beaux #1701 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 20132024

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

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Beaux #1701 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Beaux #2921.

  • England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 20152024

    Arlo held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Beaux in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Beaux #933 in 2017.

    The order changed in 2023: Arlo moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1849 and #1416; by 2023 that had become #1469 and #2201.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Beaux #2771.

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, Beaux
FieldArloBeaux
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemaleUsed for both boys and girls
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
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arlo has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Beaux does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Beaux.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Beaux 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

Beaux

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 recorded2014–2018

    Highest recorded position: #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2014–2018).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls