Arlo vs Miller
Arlo and Millercompared 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 Miller #486 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Miller #199 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Miller #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Arlo and Miller over time
Arlo and Miller appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Miller in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Miller 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.
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 Miller changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #15 and #486.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1999–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Miller in 4.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Miller #449 in 2018.
The order changed in 2008: Arlo moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #651 and #492; by 2008 that had become #567 and #634.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Miller #486.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2015–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Miller in 1.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Miller #3583 in 2017.
The order changed in 2018: Arlo moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #3583 and #3583; by 2018 that had become #2340 and #3985.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Miller #4843.
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 | Miller |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| 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). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ | Not yet recorded |
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #199 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arlo has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Miller does not have one recorded yet.
- Arlo and Miller both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Miller doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
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
Miller
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls