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Arlo

Meaning
Uncertain; possibly between two highlands
Origin
English — From Arlo Hill in Spenser's The Faerie Queene, possibly based on the Irish place name Aherlow

Girl's name · #2488 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

4% girls · 96% boys — About 96% of babies named Arlo in recent years have been boys. Arlo →

Popularity over time

Arlo is near its high-water mark: it reached #1986 in 2023 and still ranked #2488 in 2025. About 890 girls have carried it since 1929.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,768 in Canada (2025) · #1,878 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #638 in Scotland (2024) · #446 in N. Ireland (2021) · #603 in Poland (2018) · #3,401 in France (2006).

Famous Arlos

What Arlos become

Among 36 notable people named Arlo:

Entertainers appear 1.97× more often than among typical names — e.g. Arlo Parks, British singer (born 2000).

Similar names: Rooney · Harlowe · Halo · Sullivan · Arwen · Hayes

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