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Arlo vs Saifullah

Arlo and Saifullahcompared 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 Saifullah #1758 among boys in England and Wales.

Arlo and Saifullah over time

Arlo and Saifullah appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Saifullah 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.

Saifullah 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 19992024

    Arlo held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Saifullah in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Arlo #14 in 2023, Saifullah #1270 in 2012.

    The order changed in 2000: Arlo moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #2943 and #2425; by 2000 that had become #2142 and #3036.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlo #15, Saifullah #1758.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Arlo, Saifullah
FieldArloSaifullah
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningMeaning 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
OriginIrish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɑɹ.loʊ/Not yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #47 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arlo has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Saifullah does not have one recorded yet.
  • Arlo has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Saifullah.
  • A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Saifullah doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Arlo

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2013–2023

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in New Zealand, in 2017 (recorded 2013–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #47 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Saifullah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys