Arlo
Of unclear origin. The earliest known use is as the place name Arlo Hill in Spenser's The Faerie Queene, from which the personal name appears to have been taken.
Arlo in 2025
Arlo was given to 2,514 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 261st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,319 babies born.
The history of Arlo
Arlo reached its highest point in 2024, when 2,574 babies were given the name, ranking 256th that year.
Across the 127 years of records since 1899, 25,135 babies have been named Arlo. Half of them were born before 2020, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Arlo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Arlo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 2,465 |
| 1900s | 35 | 2,092 |
| 1910s | 477 | 1,397 |
| 1920s | 731 | 1,355 |
| 1930s | 700 | 1,354 |
| 1940s | 422 | 1,579 |
| 1950s | 282 | 2,638 |
| 1960s | 134 | 4,079 |
| 1970s | 376 | 2,814 |
| 1980s | 254 | 4,155 |
| 1990s | 211 | 5,924 |
| 2000s | 700 | 2,602 |
| 2010s | 7,122 | 493 |
| 2020s | 13,686 | 256 |
Where Arlo is heading
Arlo has grown more than 4.1 times over the past decade, from 611 babies in 2015 to 2,514 in 2025.
Names like Arlo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Arlo.