Arlo
Usage of Arlo in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Arlo against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Arlo is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Arlo is a Spanish name meaning “bayberry” or “barberry tree,” while one source gives the English meaning “fortified hill.” Singer Arlo Guthrie is the best-known bearer, and the name is also an Italian form of Charles.
Arlo in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,443 boys were named Arlo, making it the #148 boys' name in the US. Since 1899, 24,245 boys have been named Arlo, with the most (2,490) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Vermont and North Dakota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Arlo
There are 3 towns and villages with Arlo in their name, in 3 countries.
🇭🇺 Hungary 1🇳🇱 The Netherlands 1🇹🇱 Timor Leste 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arló | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, 🇭🇺 Hungary | 3,454 | Map |
| Arlo | Dili Municipality, 🇹🇱 Timor Leste | – | Map |
| Ten Arlo | Drenthe, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Arlo as a pet name
FurryName has found 1,420 dogs named Arlo in public pet registers, making it the #306 dog name there. Most of them are registered in South Australia (936), Seattle (40), Victoria (11). Arlo as a dog name →
FurryName has found 207 cats named Arlo in public pet registers, making it the #835 cat name there. Most of them are registered in South Australia (193), Seattle (6), Corangamite Shire (2). Arlo as a cat name →
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