Arlo vs Jude
Arlo and Judecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Jude #6 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #15 and Jude #11 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Jude #12 among boys in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #47 and Jude #54 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Jude #61 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #638 and Jude #541 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Jude #1894 among girls in England and Wales.
Arlo and Jude over time
Arlo and Jude appear together in 5 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Jude held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Arlo in 1.
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 4 of those lists, Jude 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 2018, Arlo moved ahead of Jude in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #220 and #184 the year before became #111 and #144.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arlo and Jude changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2015 and 2024, ending at #1894 and #1894.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arlo #14 in 2023, Jude #11 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Jude in 18.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Jude #11 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Jude #11.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2009–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Jude in 9.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Jude #61 in 2025.
The order changed in 2018: Arlo moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #220 and #184; by 2018 that had become #111 and #144.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Jude #61.
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2011–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jude in 13.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #40 in 2023, Jude #6 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #45, Jude #6.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2015–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jude in 6.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Jude #1749 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Jude #1894.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys9 shared years, 2017–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Jude in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #19 in 2023, Jude #50 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #47, Jude #54.
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 | Jude |
|---|---|---|
| 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 through its Hebrew root as connected to 'praise', via its relationship to Judah — Behind the Name frames it more narrowly as a variant of Judas. |
| Origin | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) | Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ | /dʒuːd/ |
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (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 Jude is recorded with a Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms origin.
- Arlo and Jude both have 2 syllables.
- Arlo's recorded meaning differs from Jude's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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 #47 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Jude
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #54 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys