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Arlo vs Jules

Arlo and Julescompared 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 Jules #1132 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2021, Arlo was ranked #99 and Jules #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

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

Arlo and Jules over time

Arlo and Jules appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jules 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.

Jules 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 · Boys26 shared years, 19992024

    Arlo held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jules in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Jules #761 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2005: Arlo moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #875 and #815; by 2005 that had become #766 and #850.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Jules #1132.

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, Jules
FieldArloJules
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
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, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

Jules

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1337 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2021

    Highest recorded position: #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls