Arlo vs Ugochukwu
Arlo and Ugochukwucompared 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 2025, Arlo was ranked #15 and Ugochukwu #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2009, Arlo was ranked #472 and Ugochukwu #604 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Arlo and Ugochukwu over time
Arlo and Ugochukwu appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Arlo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ugochukwu 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.
Ugochukwu 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 · Boys20 shared years, 1999–2025
Arlo held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Ugochukwu in 1.
Highest recorded here: Arlo #15 in 2024, Ugochukwu #1962 in 2012.
The order changed in 2002: Arlo moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #2943 and #2425; by 2002 that had become #848 and #3225.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arlo #15, Ugochukwu #3684.
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 | Ugochukwu |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #15 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arlo has a recorded origin (Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)); Ugochukwu does not have one recorded yet.
- Arlo has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Ugochukwu.
- A meaning is recorded for Arlo; Ugochukwu doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Ugochukwu
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2002–2009
Highest recorded position: #451 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2002–2009).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys