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Arlo

Arlo is a boy's name meaning "Possibly Anglo-Saxon hlaw, hill", drawing on Anglo-Saxon roots. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. Since 1900, roughly 8,698 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

Anglo-SaxonPossibly Anglo-Saxon "hlaw" – "hill"
EtymologySometimes glossed as "eagle hill"
Births by decade
1900s
35
1910s
477
1920s
731
1930s
700
1940s
422
1950s
282
1960s
135
1970s
376
1980s
254
1990s
210
2000s
700
2010s
4,376
Peaked in the 2010s · 8,698 total U.S. births since 1900