Arlo

[BeKindBeYou]

I know this name gets quite a lot of hate around here, but we are really thinking about this name for our son because we love it.

I know it’s getting popular, but it’s still only mid 20s in the rankings and nowhere near as popular as the likes of Jack’s and George’s.

Honest opinions on this name please!

@LiberteEgaliteBeyonce

I find the "it will date" argument strange. Most names will date, as they always have.

But new names with no history date the absolute worst

Think of Darren for example. I don't think there are any Darrens over 60 because it was a new name in 1960 ish.

Same with Tracey. It emerged out of nowhere (seemingly, it had been used for men) around about 1965

Names that have some history of being used even if they have fallen out of use whether they're on the way in or out, they don't date the same way.

@UserBot, the name Darren is said to be a very old name of welsh or possibly irish oriigin. Tarren (which mutates to Darren) is a word in Welsh.

Darren started to be used in the UK in 1964 and it might be inspired by a character in the tv show Bewitched. Samantha is another name from Bewitched.

I know lots of Darrens but the youngest is about 40

Darren and Arlo have a very similar meaning.
I think Arlo will fall out of popularity after about 10 years and will pinpoint the name to the late 2010s to 2020s.

Agree that Arlo will date so isn't my taste, sorry - on top of being quite a modern name that has surged/risen suddenly, it's also part of the current trend for short "o" ending boys names to boot (Leo, Theo, Milo, Hugo etc) so has the double whammy.

I don't dislike popular names if they are fairly timeless - because even though there may be loads about, at least it can be harder for people to stereotype age, background etc to the name in future. For example George has never left the top 100 popular names and Jack is also used by lots of older men too (admittedly many of the older "Jack's" may be John's officially).

I'd personally be nervous Arlo could be another Wayne or Keith etc type name in 40 years (apologies to Wayne's or Keith's!)

Makes me think of Arlo the dinosaur.

Really popular too which would put me off some what.