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Arlo vs Lilyana

Arlo and Lilyanacompared 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.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #638 and Lilyana #790 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Lilyana #2574 among girls in England and Wales.

Arlo and Lilyana over time

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

Lilyana 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.

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 · Girls within 2 years — Arlo #1469 in 2023, Lilyana #1692 in 2021.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 20152024

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

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Lilyana #1692 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2022: Arlo moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1785 and #1692; by 2022 that had become #1849 and #2488.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Lilyana #2574.

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, Lilyana
FieldArloLilyana
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)Scotland · Girls #790 (2024)
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)); Lilyana does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lilyana.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Lilyana doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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

Lilyana

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls