Arlo vs Grayson
Arlo and Graysoncompared 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 Grayson #62 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #15 and Grayson #90 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Grayson #62 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Grayson #202 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #47 and Grayson #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Grayson #244 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Arlo and Grayson over time
Arlo and Grayson appear together in 4 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Grayson 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.
Grayson reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Arlo 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2016, Arlo moved ahead of Grayson in Northern Ireland · Boys — #403 and #403 the year before became #151 and #281.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 2005–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Grayson in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Grayson #66 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Grayson #90.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2014–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Grayson in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Grayson #175 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Grayson #244.
New Zealand · Boys10 shared years, 2014–2023
Arlo held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Grayson in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #10 in 2017, Grayson #44 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Arlo #12, Grayson #62.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2012–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Grayson in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #40 in 2023, Grayson #106 in 2020.
The order changed in 2016: Arlo moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #403 and #403; by 2016 that had become #151 and #281.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #45, Grayson #202.
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 | Grayson |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| 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). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ | Not yet recorded |
| 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 | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #97 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| 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 has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Grayson does not have one recorded yet.
- Arlo and Grayson both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Grayson doesn't have one written yet.
- 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 #47 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Grayson
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #3208 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2014–2023
Highest recorded position: #44 among boys in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2014–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys