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Ahmed vs Gustas

Ahmed and Gustascompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Ahmed was ranked #168 and Gustas #5137 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2014, Ahmed was ranked #398 and Gustas #346 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2020, Ahmed was ranked #361 and Gustas #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Ahmed and Gustas over time

Ahmed and Gustas appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Ahmed held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gustas in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 20052025

    Ahmed held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Gustas in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ahmed #156 in 2008, Gustas #1380 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ahmed #168, Gustas #5137.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 20052020

    Ahmed held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Gustas in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Ahmed #238 in 2011, Gustas #386 in 2008.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Ahmed #361, Gustas #741.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ahmed, Gustas
FieldAhmedGustas
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #168 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ahmed and Gustas both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Ahmed

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #312 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #89 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #168 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Gustas

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2005

    First recorded at #3849 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2010–2014

    Highest recorded position: #346 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2010–2014).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys