Arlo

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This name just popped up, what are your thoughts on the name Arlo?
Apparently it is Spanish, but also read it can be used for either gender.
Thanks.

It’s a recently popular name, only ever heard it for boys. I like it.

It’s old English. It means fortified hill. It’s a very popular name in the UK and has been for the last 7yrs or so.

Very trendy, will date badly. Nice name otherwise.

Cute but super popular!

Very popular near me, only ever heard as a boys name and personally can’t stand it.

Incredibly popular, I personally know 2 under one (as in they are friends babies) but you hear it out and about all the time. They haven't released 2022 data yet but in 2021 it was something like the 13th most popular name in the UK

Lots of dogs around here called Arlo.

Not keen, reminds me of the good dinosaur. It will date badly like all of the Jaydens and Kaydens.

It's bloody everywhere. I teach lots of small children and it's very rare these days I have a class without an Arlo or 2 in it.

Arlo reminds me of the Evie, Eve, Evelyn, Eva trend. It's a nice name, but it's incredibly popular and it feels like every other small boy has the name.

It looks unfinished to me, like it should be Arlow or Harlow or something. It also makes me think of cats and dogs even though I don’t know any pets called Arlo.

If you like it op, you use it.

I get really annoyed when I hear how popular a name is, so people don’t like it.

For the last four years, I’ve had 3 Georges in my class and 3 Lilly/Lily/Lillies, yet those name never seem unpopular.

It's a no from me...mainly because my Disney obsessed friend called her son Arlo after the good dinosaur film, there are loads of Arlo's living round here and the ones I know are little shits so to me Arlo= naughty boy name!!

I quite like it. It just sneaked into the top 20 most popular boys' names of 2023 though, so if you're after something unusual, maybe not quite what you want.

Cute but too common now. And, it never sounds professional. Judge Arlo ? Nah. Find a name that can be made into a cute nickname.

met a few lately. I think it’s a trendy name. I wouldn’t pick it for that reason

I work in childcare and it’s so over used. It also reminds me of the good dinosaur or a dogs name. Would a 20 year old man one day appreciate being called Arlo?

I can't stand it. It sounds like an abbreviated nickname.
Think something like 'stevo' or are kid.
It's horrid.

I'm not keen. It's a very of the moment, trendy 2020s name. It rocketed from nowhere into the top 100 around 2019/2020, then to the top 20 in 2021. 2022/2023 official data isn't available yet but certainly in my area at least it seems like a top 10 name right now. It's rapid rise is likely to see it date very quickly. Everyone will instantly know an Arlo was born within a 10 year period when he's older.

I say he as I've only ever known it to be a boy's name. The o ending makes it masculine. I've known the odd Arla (female) - awful imo as reminds me of milk but each to their own.

I know everyone says it is everywhere, but I only know one. He is 8yo and I think they named him after Arlo Guthrie.

It’s very trendy like others have said, popular with mummy bloggers doing a cutesy theme. Siblings are Indi, Finn, Milo, Tai, Bear, Bambi.

I quite like it, but it's so popular now and I agree likely to date badly. Could be this decade's Darren.

I'm never one to rule a name out on popularity alone. Most of my favourite names are popular, because they are traditional classics.

There are two types of popular though:-

Classic - Have been popular for years across the generations and therefore don't date. George is definitely in this category. Lily is an old classic which has made a big comeback in the last 20 years or so and shows no sign of dwindling yet, so feels up there in terms of classic status too (although spelling it Lillie, Lili etc does lean it towards the trendy category, those spellings will date).

Trendy - Of the moment names which gain popularity out of nowhere, with no history of ever being popular before. Largely due to featuring in popular culture or celebrities using them. These names tend to fall out of popularity just as quickly, and therefore date really quickly. I feel Arlo is in this category.

So I would never dismiss a name for being popular, but I would for being trendy. There's a big difference. Clearly not everyone will agree, otherwise names would never become trendy in the first place, but variety is what makes the world go around.

Agree it’s not unusual at all, very popular name. I’ve only ever heard it used for boys, except the singer Arlo Parks who is female.

I'm from an area where dropping a 'H' at the start of a word is really common so Arlo to me is 'Harlow'