Arlo vs Muhammad
Arlo and Muhammadcompared 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 Muhammad #1 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Muhammad #2 among boys in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #47 and Muhammad #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Muhammad #35 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Muhammad #154 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Arlo and Muhammad over time
Arlo and Muhammad appear together in 4 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 3 of those lists, and Muhammad 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 Muhammad changed places 4 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 2015 and 2025, ending at #47 and #21.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arlo #14 in 2023, Muhammad #1 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Muhammad in 26.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Muhammad #1 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Muhammad #1.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2009–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Muhammad in 14.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Muhammad #35 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Muhammad #35.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 2015–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Muhammad in 5.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #19 in 2023, Muhammad #21 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #47, Muhammad #21.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2012–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Muhammad in 1.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #40 in 2023, Muhammad #154 in 2024.
The order changed in 2015: Arlo moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #403 and #311; by 2015 that had become #211 and #314.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #45, Muhammad #154.
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 | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Praiseworthy, commendable. |
| Origin | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ | /muˈħammad/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Mohammed, Mohammad, Mehmed |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Arlo is recorded with a Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) origin, while Muhammad is recorded with a Arabic origin.
- Arlo has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Muhammad.
- Arlo's recorded meaning differs from Muhammad's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
- The available evidence gives Arlo a "medium" Data Confidence level and Muhammad a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
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
Muhammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #319 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys