Trouble with boys name.

Jlojaco

For a while my husband and I have had the name Arlo on our list if our little one ends up being a boy (we are team green). We both really like it but hadn't fully settled on it. Recently I have been growing concerned because there are two celebrity couples who have named their baby girl Arlo, plus it sounds so similar to the Harlow, Marlowe trendy names that I worry that it will not only become very trendy, but thought of as a girl name instead if it's original use as a masculine name.
Just wondering whether I'm overthinking it or whether my concerns are justified and we should scrap it in favour of something else?
We are drawn towards short names, not nicknames but without real nickname possibilities (Eli and Jude are also on our list) if anyone feels like suggesting better options.

bbiutmcph

I think you are way overthinking this.. Arlo is great! I wasn't aware anyone used this on a girl celebrity wise and don't think most would. I love the name and that its unique Yet recognizable

MamaWren919

I didn't know 2 celebrities named their daughters Arlo, and I'm pretty fluent in celebrity gossip. It's probably a case of once you choose a name you start seeing it everywhere. I've only seen the name a handful of times on this board, never met one IRL, but it's always referenced as a boys' name. Certainly, doesn't seem feminine to me (but neither does Wyatt or Reid!).

dramaphile

Arlo is definitely a boy's name, don't let the celebrities tell you otherwise!

holocene

Arlo is great. And not feminine at all. 

We were torn between Arlo and Ari for our son. We chose Ari, which I now regret because of the insane Aria craze. 

2-Step

Definitely a boy's name. Not my favorite, but if you like it then I say go for it!

JLaVO888

If we all worried about what Celebrities named their children we would have a lot more Saints in the world haha! If you love Arlo...go with it! I think it is a great name. 

kyraaD

celebrities are psychotic when it comes to naming their children. Arlo definitely sounds like a boys name, not a girls. i would use it, & dont let celebrities throw you off!

MsAlphaBee123

Arlo is a masculine name. I wouldn't think this was a girl name at all.  Also Arlo is the name of the main character in a recently released Disney movie (The good dinosaur) and he was a loveable, cute character and the movie has a great message behind it.  My husband loves the name and its on our list of contenders.

PhoebeJune1984

I love the name Arlo, and I would never put it on a girl, and I would probably think that it was weird if someone introduced me to their daughter, named Arlo. 

Stick with it for a boy.