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Arlo vs Caeden

Arlo and Caedencompared 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 Caeden #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #48 and Caeden #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Arlo and Caeden over time

Arlo and Caeden appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Caeden in 0.

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

Caeden reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 20032024

    Arlo held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Caeden in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Caeden #1885 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Caeden #3688.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 20102024

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

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Caeden #550 in 2014.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #48, Caeden #785.

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, Caeden
FieldArloCaeden
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
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
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)); Caeden does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo and Caeden both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Caeden 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

Caeden

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2003

    First recorded at #2470 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2010–2024

    Highest recorded position: #550 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2010–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys