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Arlo vs Ikhlas

Arlo and Ikhlascompared 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 2023, Arlo was ranked #14 and Ikhlas #4991 among boys in England and Wales.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Ikhlas #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Arlo and Ikhlas over time

Arlo and Ikhlas appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ikhlas 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.

Ikhlas 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 20152024

    Arlo held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Ikhlas in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Ikhlas #1911 in 2017.

    The order changed in 2021: Arlo moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #2843 and #2449; by 2021 that had become #1785 and #2711.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Ikhlas #4192.

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, Ikhlas
FieldArloIkhlas
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
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

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

Ikhlas

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2002–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1911 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 2002–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls