Arlow
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning eagle lake or hill.
Arlow by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Arlow. In the US, 25 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arlow. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arrowprojectile weapon; nature-inspired modern usage210 in the US (2017)
- Arloweeagle lake; a form of Arlow4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arloeeagle lake; a form of Arlie4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arlon3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arionvery melodious; from the legendary poet and musician73 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a bird
Like Arlow, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
- Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Arlow, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Landenlong hill or open grassy hill; a spelling variant of Landon755 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Arlow
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