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Arlo vs Kajetan

Arlo and Kajetancompared 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 Kajetan #5137 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2020, Arlo was ranked #115 and Kajetan #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2016, Arlo was ranked #151 and Kajetan #421 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Arlo and Kajetan over time

Arlo and Kajetan appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kajetan 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.

Kajetan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 · Boys20 shared years, 20062025

    Arlo held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Kajetan in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Kajetan #996 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #15, Kajetan #5137.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 20102020

    Arlo held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Kajetan in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #115 in 2020, Kajetan #352 in 2013.

    The order changed in 2014: Arlo moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #352 and #352; by 2014 that had become #364 and #715.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Arlo #115, Kajetan #741.

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, Kajetan
FieldArloKajetan
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #15 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arlo has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Kajetan does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Kajetan.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Kajetan doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Kajetan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2006

    First recorded at #4052 among boys in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2007–2020

    Highest recorded position: #352 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2007–2020).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys