Arlo vs Ezra
Arlo and Ezracompared 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Arlo was ranked #12 and Ezra #25 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #15 and Ezra #38 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Ezra #91 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Ezra #42 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #47 and Ezra #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Ezra #156 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #3035 and Ezra #1512 among girls in England and Wales.
Arlo and Ezra over time
Arlo and Ezra appear together in 5 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ezra in 2.
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.
Arlo reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ezra in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arlo and Ezra changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2013 and 2025, ending at #54 and #156.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Arlo #1469 in 2023, Ezra #983 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1999–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ezra in 9.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Ezra #38 in 2023.
The order changed in 2009: Arlo moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #567 and #500; by 2009 that had become #311 and #476.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #15, Ezra #38.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2013–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ezra in 2.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Ezra #156 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Ezra #156.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2015–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ezra in 11.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Ezra #983 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #3035, Ezra #1512.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2014–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ezra in 10.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #40 in 2023, Ezra #23 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #45, Ezra #42.
New Zealand · Boys10 shared years, 2014–2023
Arlo held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ezra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #10 in 2017, Ezra #24 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Arlo #12, Ezra #25.
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 | Ezra |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Commonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'. |
| Origin | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ | /ˈɛzrə/ |
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #15 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #38 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| 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 Ezra is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew origin.
- Arlo and Ezra both have 2 syllables.
- Arlo's recorded meaning differs from Ezra'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
Ezra
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #633 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2013–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2013–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls