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Arlo vs Corbyn

Arlo and Corbyncompared 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 2021, Arlo was ranked #20 and Corbyn #3990 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2017, Arlo was ranked #94 and Corbyn #415 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Arlo and Corbyn over time

Arlo and Corbyn appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Corbyn 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.

Corbyn 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Arlo rose about as far as Corbyn fell — from #2943 and #2097 in 1999 to #20 and #3990 in 2021.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 19992021

    Arlo held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Corbyn in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #20 in 2021, Corbyn #1077 in 2002.

    The order changed in 2004: Arlo moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1188 and #1132; by 2004 that had become #875 and #1280.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Arlo #20, Corbyn #3990.

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, Corbyn
FieldArloCorbyn
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
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #3990 (2021)
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)); Corbyn does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo and Corbyn both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Corbyn doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.

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

Corbyn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2015–2017

    Highest recorded position: #342 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2015–2017).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #3990 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.

    England and Wales · Boys