Ailbe vs Lester
Ailbe and Lestercompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1967, Ailbe was ranked #265 and Lester #245 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Ailbe was ranked #3048 and Lester #3449 among boys in England and Wales.
Ailbe and Lester over time
Ailbe and Lester appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Ailbe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lester in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Lester reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ailbe in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ailbe and Lester changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2007 and 2022, ending at #3048 and #3449.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2007–2022
Ailbe held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lester in 5.
Highest recorded here: Ailbe #1235 in 2018, Lester #2199 in 2010.
The order changed in 2022: Ailbe moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #4789 and #3990; by 2022 that had become #3048 and #3449.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ailbe #3048, Lester #3449.
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
| Field | Ailbe | Lester |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3449 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailbe and Lester both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ailbe
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Lester
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #245 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–1979
Highest recorded position: #245 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1967–1979).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3449 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys