Arlo vs Judah
Arlo and Judahcompared 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 2025, Arlo was ranked #15 and Judah #404 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Judah #619 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Judah #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #48 and Judah #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Arlo and Judah over time
Arlo and Judah appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Judah in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 · Boys within 2 years — Arlo #14 in 2023, Judah #404 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1999–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Judah in 3.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Judah #404 in 2025.
The order changed in 2004: Arlo moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1188 and #1188; by 2004 that had become #875 and #1280.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #15, Judah #404.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2012–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Judah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #40 in 2023, Judah #159 in 2020.
The order changed in 2014: Arlo moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #403 and #403; by 2014 that had become #281 and #398.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #45, Judah #216.
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 | Judah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #15 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #404 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| 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)); Judah does not have one recorded yet.
- Arlo and Judah both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Judah 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
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
Judah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 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 recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #159 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2004–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys