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Arlo

Say it AR-loh 2 syllables

Italian

Common across the UK, Ireland, British Columbia, and 5 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

1 in 131 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 15 there.

Arlo in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 10, rare in 19.
Arlo in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales15 (up)20252,0831 in 131272020
Scotland24 (up)20251461 in 135442020
Northern Ireland48 (up)2025421 in 197802020
Ireland54 (up)20251001 in 2371152020
North America
Ontario (province)122 (up)2024107about 1 in 5601862019
Quebec (province)103 (up)202567about 1 in 4342422020
British Columbia (province)74 (up)202341about 1 in 3171042018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)47 (down)2025148372020
Victoria (state)40 (up)2025152432020
Queensland (state)20 (up)2025166242020
South Australia (state)27 (up)202546322020
New Zealand38 (down)202583162020
Western Europe
France600 (up)2025701 in 4,3242,2572020
Netherlands707 (up)202518about 1 in 3,6969752020
Central Europe
Austria1,842 (down)202511 in 38,0671,7512020
Switzerland280 (up)2025281 in 1,2869022020
Berlin (city)350 (up)20239about 1 in 1,7238342018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)659 (new in the list)20231about 1 in 6,378Not listed2018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list20253812020
Leipzig (city)389 (new in the list)20251about 1 in 2,876Not listed2020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Sweden527 (new in the list)202510about 1 in 4,313Not listed2020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Italy1,066 (new in the list)202471 in 27,051Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
PolandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Arlo came into English from Italian, where it is a male given name related to Carlo, the Italian form of Charles. No meaning of its own is known, which leaves the name to be judged on its sound and its easy Italian feel.

2 more paragraphs

That sound is AR-loh: two syllables, a warm open start and a rounded -o ending, in the same vein as short, vowel-ended names such as Milo and Leo. It has no common spelling variants.

Arlo is a recent success story. It is inside the top 20 in England and Wales and in Queensland, and close behind in Scotland. It is rising in most places where it appears, and in Canada it reached its highest point in 2022, so this is very much a name of today's children.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
AR-loh · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
No sourced meaning. We print a meaning only when a dictionary gives one.
Origin
Italian
Where Arlo comes from (Wiktionary)

From Italian Arlo, a male given name cognate with Carlo (Charles).

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Arlo. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arlo over time

Rising in 11 of the 17 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2022.

Rank in England and Wales, 1999 to 2025

Arlo in England and Wales: #2,943 in 1999, a peak of #14 in 2023, and #15 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000#3,000200020052010201520202025Top 101999: #2,943, 3 boys2000: #2,142, 5 boys2001: #1,949, 6 boys2002: #848, 21 boys2003: #1,188, 14 boys2004: #875, 24 boys2005: #766, 32 boys2006: #582, 50 boys2007: #651, 44 boys2008: #567, 58 boys2009: #311, 132 boys2010: #305, 146 boys2011: #281, 158 boys2012: #247, 198 boys2013: #189, 295 boys2014: #141, 397 boys2015: #102, 619 boys2016: #49, 1,285 boys2017: #42, 1,470 boys2018: #36, 1,715 boys2019: #34, 1,678 boys2020: #27, 1,908 boys2021: #20, 2,154 boys2022: #18, 2,176 boys2023: #14, 2,253 boys2024: #15, 2,220 boys2025: #15, 2,083 boys#2,943 in 1999peak #14, 2023#15in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
19992,9433
20002,1425
20011,9496
200284821
20031,18814
200487524
200576632
200658250
200765144
200856758
2009311132
2010305146
2011281158
2012247198
2013189295
2014141397
2015102619
2016491,285
2017421,470
2018361,715
2019341,678
2020271,908
2021202,154
2022182,176
2023142,253
2024152,220
2025152,083

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Arlo in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2019. Peak: 2022, about 217 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 1.3 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 0 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 0 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 2.2 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 1.8 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 40.7 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 133.3 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 195.5 per 100,000 boys20202020-2024: about 1 in 512 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19791.3
1980–19840
1985–19890
1990–19940
1995–19990
2000–20042.2
2005–20091.8
2010–201440.7
2015–2019133.3
2020–2024195.5

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Arlo

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Arlo, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 226, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 82, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 209, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 104, Northern Ireland

  5. 1 in 164, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 196, Scotland

  7. 1 in 157, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 192, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 558, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 449, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Arlo

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Arlo's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Arlo Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials A.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Arlo

Sisters for Arlo: Harper, Millie, Maeve, and 5 more
  1. HarperRose and fell with Arlo · Same generation as Arlo
  2. MillieRose and fell with Arlo · Same generation as Arlo
  3. MaeveRose and fell with Arlo · Same generation as Arlo
  4. PoppyRose and fell with Arlo · Same generation as Arlo
  5. MaisieRose and fell with Arlo · Same generation as Arlo
  6. WillowRose and fell with Arlo · Same generation as Arlo
  7. AylaRose and fell with Arlo · Same generation as Arlo · Same initial as Arlo
  8. EvieRose and fell with Arlo · Same generation as Arlo

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Arlo

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Arlo's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  3. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 19 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  5. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  6. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  8. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

Famous people named Arlo

Arlo Guthrie

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Arlo

How popular is Arlo in England and Wales?

Arlo ranked #15 in England and Wales in 2025, given to 2,083 boys, about 1 in 131.

Is Arlo rising in popularity?

Yes, in most of the places we can check. Rising in 11 of the 17 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Rising in: Ireland, Scotland, Ontario, Northern Ireland, British Columbia, and 6 other regions.

How many syllables does Arlo have?

Arlo has 2 syllables: AR-loh.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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