Arlo vs Noah
Arlo and Noahcompared 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 South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #47 and Noah #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Arlo was ranked #12 and Noah #1 among boys in New Zealand.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #18 and Noah #1 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #15 and Noah #2 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #45 and Noah #3 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Arlo was ranked #54 and Noah #3 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arlo was ranked #1894 and Noah #1743 among girls in England and Wales.
Arlo and Noah over time
Arlo and Noah appear together in 6 published lists, across 88 years of shared records. Noah held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Arlo in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Noah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Arlo in 2. 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 Noah changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2015 and 2024, ending at #1894 and #1743.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Arlo #1469 in 2023, Noah #1743 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Noah in 26.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Noah #1 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Noah #2.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2009–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Noah in 17.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #48 in 2024, Noah #2 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #54, Noah #3.
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2011–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Noah in 13.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #40 in 2023, Noah #1 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #45, Noah #3.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 2015–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Noah in 11.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #19 in 2023, Noah #1 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #47, Noah #1.
New Zealand · Boys11 shared years, 2013–2023
Arlo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Noah in 11.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #10 in 2017, Noah #1 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Arlo #12, Noah #1.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2015–2024
Arlo held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Noah in 4.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #1469 in 2023, Noah #1743 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #1894, Noah #1743.
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 | Noah |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Commonly interpreted as 'rest' or 'comfort'. |
| Origin | Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) | Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑɹ.loʊ/ | /ˈnoʊə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Noa, Noé |
| 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 #1 (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 | high |
What the data shows
- Arlo is recorded with a Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation) origin, while Noah is recorded with a Hebrew origin.
- Arlo has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Noah.
- Arlo's recorded meaning differs from Noah's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Arlo a "medium" Data Confidence level and Noah 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
Noah
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #640 among boys in Norway in 1990 — 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 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys