Arlo vs Luca
Arlo and Lucacompared 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Arlo was ranked #12 and Luca #3 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #47 and Luca #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Luca #6 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #15 and Luca #7 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Luca #7 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Luca #11 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Luca #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Arlo and Luca over time
Arlo and Luca appear together in 6 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Luca held the stronger position in more years in 5 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, Luca 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arlo and Luca changed places 6 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2011 and 2024, ending at #45 and #7.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arlo #14 in 2023, Luca #7 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Luca in 20.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Luca #7 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Luca #7.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2009–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Luca in 17.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Luca #11 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Luca #11.
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2011–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Luca in 10.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #40 in 2023, Luca #7 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #45, Luca #7.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 2015–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Luca in 10.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #19 in 2023, Luca #4 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #47, Luca #4.
New Zealand · Boys11 shared years, 2013–2023
Arlo held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Luca in 6.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #10 in 2017, Luca #3 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Arlo #12, Luca #3.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2015–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Luca in 4.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Luca #2328 in 2015.
The order changed in 2020: Arlo moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #3541 and #2869; by 2020 that had become #2843 and #3447.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Luca #3318.
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 | Luca |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | The Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, itself probably a shortened form of the Greek 'Loukanos', meaning 'from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy). |
| Origin | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) | Italian, via Greek Loukas |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ | /ˈluːkə/ |
| 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, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (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 Luca is recorded with a Italian, via Greek Loukas origin.
- Arlo and Luca both have 2 syllables.
- Arlo's recorded meaning differs from Luca's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
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
Luca
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #603 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2023
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2004–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys