Arlo vs Nikodem

Arlo and Nikodemcompared 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 Nikodem #360 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Nikodem #404 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Nikodem #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Arlo was ranked #62 and Nikodem #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Arlo and Nikodem over time

Arlo and Nikodem appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Nikodem 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.

Nikodem 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 · Boys within 2 years — Arlo #14 in 2023, Nikodem #331 in 2023.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2004–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Nikodem in 1.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Nikodem #331 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Nikodem #360.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2009–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Nikodem in 7.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Nikodem #192 in 2010.
The order changed in 2016: Arlo moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #294 and #228; by 2016 that had become #232 and #254.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Nikodem #372.

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, Nikodem
Field	Arlo	Nikodem
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	3
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, NO
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)	Norway · Boys #267 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	82/100
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)); Nikodem does not have one recorded yet.
Arlo has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nikodem.
A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Nikodem doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

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

Nikodem

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2023–2025
Highest recorded position: #179 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 2023–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #267 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys