Arlo vs Charlie
Arlo and Charliecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Charlie #8 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Arlo was ranked #12 and Charlie #9 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #47 and Charlie #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Charlie #13 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #15 and Charlie #22 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Charlie #19 among boys in Scotland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #638 and Charlie #315 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #3035 and Charlie #747 among girls in England and Wales.
Arlo and Charlie over time
Arlo and Charlie appear together in 6 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Charlie held the stronger position in more years in 6 of them, Arlo in 0.
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.
Charlie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Arlo in 2. 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 2023, Arlo moved ahead of Charlie in England and Wales · Boys — #18 and #16 the year before became #14 and #17.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Arlo #19 in 2023, Charlie #8 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1999–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Charlie in 24.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Charlie #4 in 2012.
The order changed in 2023: Arlo moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #18 and #16; by 2023 that had become #14 and #17.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #15, Charlie #22.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2009–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Charlie in 17.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Charlie #5 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Charlie #13.
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2011–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Charlie in 13.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #40 in 2023, Charlie #4 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #45, Charlie #8.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2015–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Charlie in 11.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Charlie #455 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #3035, Charlie #747.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 2015–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Charlie in 11.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #19 in 2023, Charlie #8 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #47, Charlie #12.
New Zealand · Boys11 shared years, 2013–2023
Arlo held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Charlie in 10.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #10 in 2017, Charlie #6 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Arlo #12, Charlie #9.
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
| Field | Arlo | Charlie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| 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). | A diminutive of Charles, ultimately interpreted as 'man' or, by an alternative theory, 'army'. |
| Origin | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) | English, via Germanic Karl |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ | /ˈtʃɑːli/ |
| 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, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #15 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #12 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arlo is recorded with a Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) origin, while Charlie is recorded with a English, via Germanic Karl origin.
- Arlo and Charlie both have 2 syllables.
- Arlo's recorded meaning differs from Charlie's — see the table above for each.
- 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 #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Charlie
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #282 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls