Arlo vs Nico

Arlo and Nicocompared 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 Nico #85 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #15 and Nico #183 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Nico #104 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Nico #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Nico #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Nico #2574 among girls in England and Wales.

Arlo and Nico over time

Arlo and Nico appear together in 3 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Nico 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.

Nico reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Arlo 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.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arlo #14 in 2023, Nico #183 in 2024.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Nico in 10.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Nico #183 in 2024.
The order changed in 2009: Arlo moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #567 and #489; by 2009 that had become #311 and #514.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Nico #183.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2012–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Nico in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Nico #364 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Nico #372.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2015–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Nico in 5.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Nico #1995 in 2017.
The order changed in 2021: Arlo moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #2843 and #2615; by 2021 that had become #1785 and #3519.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Nico #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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Arlo

Pairs where Arlo shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Arthur vs Arlo
Arthur and Arlo both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Arlo · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Theo vs Arlo
Theo and Arlo both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Theo · Arlo · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Ezra
Arlo and Ezra both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Ezra · 26 shared years, 1999–2024 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Freddie
Arlo and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Freddie · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arlo, Nico
Field	Arlo	Nico
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/
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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
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 has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Nico does not have one recorded yet.
Arlo and Nico both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Nico doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in 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

Nico

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #419 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #66 among boys in New Zealand, in 2021 (recorded 2021–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys