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Arlo vs Fallon

Arlo and Falloncompared 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 Fallon #5119 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #638 and Fallon #230 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Arlo was ranked #446 and Fallon #298 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Fallon #952 among girls in England and Wales.

Arlo and Fallon over time

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

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

Fallon 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.

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 · Girls within 2 years — Arlo #1469 in 2023, Fallon #785 in 2022.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 20042024

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

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #15 in 2024, Fallon #2435 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Fallon #5119.

  • England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 20152024

    Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Fallon in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Fallon #785 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Fallon #952.

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, Fallon
FieldArloFallon
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
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, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arlo has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Fallon does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo and Fallon both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Fallon doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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

Fallon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls